Ob‐scure″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Obscured (–skūrd″); p. pr. & vb. n.Obscuring.] [L. obscurare, fr. obscurus: cf. OF. obscurer. See Obscure, a.] To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible, glorious, beautiful, or illustrious.
They are all couched in a pit hard by Herne's oak, with obscured lights. Shak.
Why, 't is an office of discovery, love,
And I should be obscured. Shak.
There is scarce any duty which has been so obscured by the writings of learned men as this. Wake.
And seest not sin obscures thy godlike frame? Dryden.