unfocus
English
Etymology
un- + focus
Verb
unfocus (third-person singular simple present unfocuses or unfocusses, present participle unfocusing or unfocussing, simple past and past participle unfocused or unfocussed)
- (transitive) To bring out of focus.
- 2007 October 14, Jack Pendarvis, “Buried Alive”, in New York Times:
- 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.”
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- (graphical user interface, transitive) To move the input focus away from.
- to unfocus a window
Synonyms
- (move input focus from): blur