jmdict 1415930 Active (id#1990865)
濁す [ichi1,news2,nf29]
にごす [ichi1,news2,nf29]
  1. [v5s,vt]
    • to make muddy (of a liquid)
    • to make cloudy
    • to make turbid
    • to roil
  2. [v5s,vt]
    • to make ambiguous
    • to evade (e.g. the point)
    • to be noncommittal about
    Cross references:
    • ⇒ see: 1877050 言葉を濁す 1. to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
History:
    • A 2018-11-13 23:26:24 Jim Breen
    • A* 2018-11-12 22:04:26 Robin Scott
    • Comments
      3 x-refs is overkill.
    • Diff
      @@ -19 +19 @@
      -<gloss>to make muddy (a liquid)</gloss>
      +<gloss>to make muddy (of a liquid)</gloss>
      @@ -27,2 +26,0 @@
      -<xref type="see" seq="2102530">お茶を濁す・2</xref>
      -<xref type="see" seq="1928830">茶を濁す</xref>
      @@ -30,2 +28,3 @@
      -<gloss>to prevaricate</gloss>
      -<gloss>to speak ambiguously</gloss>
      +<gloss>to make ambiguous</gloss>
      +<gloss>to evade (e.g. the point)</gloss>
      +<gloss>to be noncommittal about</gloss>
    • A 2012-08-20 00:39:29 Paul Upchurch
    • Diff
      @@ -28,0 +28,2 @@
      +<xref type="see" seq="1928830">茶を濁す</xref>
      +<xref type="see" seq="1877050">言葉を濁す</xref>
    • A 2011-11-07 21:31:57 Jim Breen
    • Diff
      @@ -27,1 +27,1 @@
      -<xref type="see" seq="2102530">お茶を濁す</xref>
      +<xref type="see" seq="2102530">お茶を濁す・2</xref>
      @@ -29,0 +29,1 @@
      +<gloss>to speak ambiguously</gloss>
    • A* 2011-11-07 11:01:21 Nils Roland Barth
    • Comments
      * Add wording “roil, cloudy, turbid”.
      * Split off “prevaricate” (figurative)
      * Link to closely related saying お茶を濁す
    • Diff
      @@ -19,1 +19,10 @@
      -<gloss>to make muddy</gloss>
      +<gloss>to make muddy (a liquid)</gloss>
      +<gloss>to make cloudy</gloss>
      +<gloss>to make turbid</gloss>
      +<gloss>to roil</gloss>
      +</sense>
      +<sense>
      +<pos>&v5s;</pos>
      +<pos>&vt;</pos>
      +<xref type="see" seq="2102530">お茶を濁す</xref>
      +<xref type="see" seq="2102530">お茶を濁す</xref>
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