obscures

belie blind block out blur camouflage cloud confuse cover cover up darken dim disguise eclipse mask misrepresent muddy overshadow shroud veil

adumbrate becloud bedim befog blear block cloak con equivocate falsify fog gray haze mist murk obfuscate overcast overcloud pettifog screen shade shadow stonewall wrap

cloud the issue double-talk fuzz gloom muddy the waters throw up smoke screen

brighten clarify clear clear up explain lay out lighten reveal uncover unmask

open

illuminate loose