blur vs percolate

blur

verb
  • To smear, stain or smudge. 

  • To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken. 

  • To become indistinct. 

  • To transfer the input focus away from. 

  • To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim. 

noun
  • Something that appears hazy or indistinct 

  • A smear, smudge or blot 

adj
  • In a state of doubt or confusion. 

percolate

verb
  • To drain or seep through a porous substance. 

  • To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter. 

  • To make (coffee) in a percolator. 

  • To spread slowly or gradually; to slowly become noticed or realised. 

noun
  • A liquid that has been percolated. 

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