obscurcir

Inherited from Old French obscurcir.

• IPA^(key): /ɔp.skyʁ.siʁ/

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obscurcir

1. to darken (a colour)
2. (figuratively) to obscure, to blur
3. (computing) to obfuscate
4. (reflexive, of sky) to darken
5. (reflexive) to become obscure

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

• “obscurcir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• oscurir
• oscurcir

obscur +‎ -ir.

obscurcir

1. (transitive) to darken; to make darker

This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.