† offusquev.

Forms: 1700s offusque; Scottish pre-1700 offusk.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French offusquer, obfusquer; Latin offuscare.

Etymology: < Middle French, French offusquer to conceal, to mask (14th cent.), variant of obfusquer obfusk v. and its etymon post-classical Latin offuscare offuscate v. Compare Old Occitan, Occitan ofuscar (c1350; also in Old Occitan as offuscar ), Italian offuscare (a1380), Catalan ofuscar (14th cent.; also as offuscar ), Spanish ofuscar (1428; 15th cent. as offuscar ), Portuguese ofuscar . Compare earlier offuscate v., offuscation n., and also obfusk v.

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To darken, obscure; = obfuscate v.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > make obscure [verb (transitive)]

obfusk1490

darken1526

obfuscate1536

perplex1547

overcloudc1550

offuscate1567

obscure1584

offusque1599

intenebrate1618

tenebrificatec1743

nubilate1801

riddle1817

obscurify1826

obfusticate1834

fog1847

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > darkness or gloom > make dark or gloomy [verb (transitive)] > make dark, dim, or obscure

duskc1374

to-darkena1382

murkc1425

obscure?a1475

obfusk1490

dusken1550

dusky1567

overdark1568

obtenebrate1578

beveil1582

obfuscate1588

offusque1599

shade1599

slubber1605

dammer1610

offuscate1611

obtenebrize1654

obflisticate1832

subdue1856

darkle1893

1599 A. Hume Hymnes sig. C3 ^v The glistering astres bright,..Offusked with a greater light, Na langer dois appeare.

a1751 Visct. Bolingbroke Wks. (1754) V. 68 A superfluous glare not only tires, but offusques, the intellectual sight.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	offusque
释义	† offusquev. Forms: 1700s offusque; Scottish pre-1700 offusk. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French offusquer, obfusquer; Latin offuscare. Etymology: < Middle French, French offusquer to conceal, to mask (14th cent.), variant of obfusquer obfusk v. and its etymon post-classical Latin offuscare offuscate v. Compare Old Occitan, Occitan ofuscar (c1350; also in Old Occitan as offuscar ), Italian offuscare (a1380), Catalan ofuscar (14th cent.; also as offuscar ), Spanish ofuscar (1428; 15th cent. as offuscar ), Portuguese ofuscar . Compare earlier offuscate v., offuscation n., and also obfusk v. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To darken, obscure; = obfuscate v. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > make obscure [verb (transitive)] obfusk1490 darken1526 obfuscate1536 perplex1547 overcloudc1550 offuscate1567 obscure1584 offusque1599 intenebrate1618 tenebrificatec1743 nubilate1801 riddle1817 obscurify1826 obfusticate1834 fog1847 the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > darkness or gloom > make dark or gloomy [verb (transitive)] > make dark, dim, or obscure duskc1374 to-darkena1382 murkc1425 obscure?a1475 obfusk1490 dusken1550 dusky1567 overdark1568 obtenebrate1578 beveil1582 obfuscate1588 offusque1599 shade1599 slubber1605 dammer1610 offuscate1611 obtenebrize1654 obflisticate1832 subdue1856 darkle1893 1599 A. Hume Hymnes sig. C3 ^v The glistering astres bright,..Offusked with a greater light, Na langer dois appeare. a1751 Visct. Bolingbroke Wks. (1754) V. 68 A superfluous glare not only tires, but offusques, the intellectual sight. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.1599
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