Obscure
Obscure verb - To keep secret or shut off from view.
Render
Render verb - To give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In his satire of the attitudes of Moral Guardians, The Filth Amendment, Willie Rushton mentions discovering an obscure novel from the 1920's in which the censor has seen fit to render an entire sentence in asterisks.
Source: Informed Obscenity - The Pitt's "Mill Worker" achievement can be Guide Dang It, since some of the ingots are tucked away in obscure places, and there's a bug that can render the last reward and achievement unobtainable even if you find them all.
Source: That One Achievement
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