Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Blurring"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Blur \Blur\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blurred}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Blurring}.] [Prob. of same origin as blear. See {Blear}.]
1. To render obscure by making the form or outline of
confused and uncertain, as by soiling; to smear; to make
indistinct and confused; as, to blur manuscript by
handling it while damp; to blur the impression of a
woodcut by an excess of ink.

But time hath nothing blurred those lines of favor
Which then he wore. --Shak.

2. To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken.

Her eyes are blurred with the lightning's glare.
--J. R. Drake.

3. To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation.

Sarcasms may eclipse thine own, But can not blur my
lost renown. --Hudibras.

Syn: To spot; blot; disfigure; stain; sully.

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