obscure-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: make less or not visible

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[theme[concrete]] OBSCURE NP2[them[concrete]]

Examples:
Clouds obscured the volcano.
Smoke from the fire obscured the moon.
All the new houses have obscured our view of the mountains.

Mappings:
VerbNet: remedy-45.7
FrameNet: Eclipse
PropBank: obscure.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: make or become less clear or undecipherable

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[topic[abstract]] OBSCURE NP2[topic[abstract]]
NOTE: all metaphorical examples are included in this sense.

Examples:
The message was obscured by static.
Christianity is obscured by all the rules.
The recent scandal has already obscured his fame.

Mappings:
VerbNet: remedy-45.7
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: obscure.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3, 5

Sense Number 3: reduce a vowel to a neutral one

Examples:
The distinction between /a/ and /e/ was obscured.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4