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obscurating

obscurating is the present participle and gerund of obscurate.

Meaning of obscurate

Verb

obscurate (third-person singular simple present obscurates, present participle obscurating, simple past and past participle obscurated)

  1. (transitive) To obscure.
    • Though I do not concur in all the principles he has enunciated, yet I would not obscurate the brightness of his track.1854, United States. Congress, The Congressional Globe, volume 23, page 131

Questions about obscurating

What is obscurating the present participle and gerund of?
Obscurating is the present participle and gerund of obscurate.

Words near obscurating in the dictionary

  1. obscurantly
  2. obscurants
  3. obscurate
  4. obscurated
  5. obscurates
  6. obscurating
  7. obscuration
  8. obscurationism
  9. obscurations
  10. obscurative
  11. obscure

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