| eclipse(verb, cover, reduce, lower, obscure) |
| evanish(verb, dull, dissolve, blotched) |
| evaporate(verb, dull, dissolve) |
| gloom(verb, cover, obscure, confuse, hide) |
| grow dim(verb, expression, dull, dissolve) |
| haze(noun, verb, cover, reduce, lower) |
| lose brightness(verb, expression, dull, dissolve) |
| lose color(verb, expression, dull, reduce, diminish) |
| lose luster(verb, expression, dull, reduce, diminish) |
| mist(verb, cover, obscure, confuse, hide) |
| muddy the waters(verb, expression, idiom, cover, confuse) |
| neutralize(verb, dull, dissolve, lighten) |
| overcloud(verb, cover, confuse, hide, conceal) |
| overshadow(verb, cover, obscure, confuse, hide) |
| pettifog(verb, cover, confuse, hide, conceal) |
| shadow(verb, cover, obscure, confuse, hide) |
| throw up smoke screen(verb, expression, idiom, cover, confuse) |
| tone down(verb, expression, dull, dissolve) |
| vanish(verb, dull, dissolve) |
| wash out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, dull) |