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obscurcir

to darken, to obscure

verb ohb-skur-SEER Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

to cloud, to overshadow

Usage Note

Obscurcir is an -ir verb meaning to make dark or less clear, both literally (les nuages obscurcissent le ciel) and figuratively (obscurcir la vérité — to obscure the truth). The reflexive s'obscurcir means to become dark or overcast. The related adjective is obscur (dark, obscure) and the noun l'obscurcissement refers to the process of darkening, as in an eclipse.

Examples

"Les nuages commencent à obscurcir le ciel."

Natural Translation

The clouds are beginning to darken the sky.

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