oscurecer

v.

1 to obscure, to shadow, to dim, to darken.

Las nubes oscurecieron el cielo The clouds obscured the sky.

2 to obfuscate, to fog, to muddle, to cloud.

El miedo oscureció su entendimiento Fear obfuscated his understanding.

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oscurecer

► verbo transitivo-verbo intransitivo

1→ {{link=obscurecer}}obscurecer

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verb

1) to darken

2) obscure

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1. VT

1) [+ color, espacio] to darken

2) (=quitar importancia a) [+ cuestión] to confuse, cloud; [+ rival] to overshadow, put in the shade; [+ fama] to tarnish

3) (Arte) to shade

2.

VI

See:

oscurecerse

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1.

verbo impersonal to get dark

2.

oscurecer vt

a) <habitación/color> to darken, make ... darker

b) <significado> to obscure

3.

oscurecerse v pron cuero/madera to get darker; cielo to darken, get darker

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1.

verbo impersonal to get dark

2.

oscurecer vt

a) <habitación/color> to darken, make ... darker

b) <significado> to obscure

3.

oscurecerse v pron cuero/madera to get darker; cielo to darken, get darker

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oscurecer¹

¹ = nightfall, sundown.

Ex: Worms and parasites squirming through the body after nightfall on the battlefield.

Ex: She only went out for a walk but ended up staying out till sundown.

oscurecer²

² = obscure, overshadow, dim, darken, night + fall.

Ex: A pseudonym is the name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity.

Ex: And when the maintenance of structure is permitted to overshadow the functional performance of the institution, it will move toward extinction.

Ex: At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.

Ex: Gum arabic containing inks darken more than inks without it.

Ex: Finally, as night fell, we reached our last destination.

* oscurecerse = turn + dark.

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oscurecer [E3 ]

v impers

to get dark

empezó a oscurecer it began to get o grow dark

vt

1 ‹habitación/color› to darken, make … darker

2 ‹significado› to obscure

■ oscurecerse

v pron

«cuero/madera» to get darker; «cielo» to darken, get darker

se le ha oscurecido el pelo her hair has got(ten) darker

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oscurecer (conjugate oscurecer) v impers
to get dark
verbo transitivo ‹habitación/color› to darken, make … darker
oscurecerse verbo pronominal
to get darker
oscurecer
I vi impers (el día) to get dark: está oscureciendo, it's getting dark
II verbo transitivo
1 (un material) to darken, make darker
2 (la comprensión, la razón) to obscure: su forma de expresarse oscureció el mensaje, the way he expressed himself obscured the message
'oscurecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ennegrecer
English:
darken
- grow
- obscure

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oscurecer, obscurecer

♦ vt

1. [habitación] to darken;

[pantalla] to make darker

2. [mente] to confuse, to cloud

3. [deslucir] to overshadow

4. [mensaje, significado, sentido] to obscure

5. Arte & Fot to darken, to make darker

♦ v impersonal

[anochecer] to get dark

♦ See also the pronominal verb oscurecerse, obscurecerse

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oscurecer

I v/t

1 darken

2 logro, triunfo overshadow

II v/i get dark;

al oscurecer when it gets dark

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oscurecer {53} vt

1) : to darken

2) : to obscure, to confuse, to cloud

3)

al oscurecer : at dusk, at nightfall

oscurecer v impers

: to grow dark, to get dark

♦ See also the reflexive verb oscurecerse

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oscurecer vb to darken