Unfocus

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To bring out of focus. transitive

    "Pancake writes: “If you can unfocus your eyes right — and Corey can — wading the creek is like walking the aisle of a Wal-Mart made for Corey, with all the price tags saying free.”"

  2. 2
    To move the input focus away from. transitive

    "to unfocus a window"

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"Pancake writes: “If you can unfocus your eyes right — and Corey can — wading the creek is like walking the aisle of a Wal-Mart made for Corey, with all the price tags saying free.”"

Etymology

From un- + focus.

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