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verwischen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blur verb To make something unclear, hazy, or difficult to make out.
  • obliterate verb To destroy something completely, leaving no trace.
  • smudge noun A smear or blurry mark, especially one made by dirt, ink, or makeup.

Senses

verwischen is used for these senses in English:

  • blur To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.
  • efface (transitive) To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.
  • obliterate To destroy (someone or something) completely, leaving no trace; to annihilate, to wipe out.

blur — full definition

  1. verb To make something unclear, hazy, or difficult to make out.
  2. noun Something that appears hazy, smudged, or indistinct.

obliterate — full definition

  1. verb To destroy something completely, leaving no trace.
  2. verb To rub out or make text or a mark impossible to read.

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