BECLOUD

obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist

(verb) make less visible or unclear; “The stars are obscured by the clouds”; “the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

becloud (third-person singular simple present beclouds, present participle beclouding, simple past and past participle beclouded)

(transitive) To cause to become obscure or muddled.

(transitive, usually passive) To cover or surround with clouds.

(transitive, figurative) To cast in a negative light, cast a pall over, darken.

Anagrams

• blue cod

Source: Wiktionary


Be*cloud", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beclouded; p. pr. & vb. n. Beclouding.]

Definition: To cause obscurity or dimness to; to dim; to cloud. If thou becloud the sunshine of thine eye. Quarles.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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