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obscurcir

obscurcir

French

Verb

obscurcir

  1. to darken (a colour)
  2. (figuratively) to obscure, to blur
  3. (computing) to obfuscate
  4. (reflexive, of sky) to darken
  5. (reflexive) to become obscure

Conjugation

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.


Old French

Alternative forms

  • oscurir
  • oscurcir

Etymology

obscur + -ir.

Verb

obscurcir

  1. (transitive) to darken; to make darker