BEFOG

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

befog (third-person singular simple present befogs, present participle befogging, simple past and past participle befogged)

To envelop in fog or smoke.

To confuse, mystify (a person); to make less acute or perceptive, to cloud (a person’s faculties).

To obscure, make less clear (a subject, issue, etc.).

Source: Wiktionary


Be*fog", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Befogged; p. pr. & vb. n. Befogging.]

1. To involve in a fog; -- mostly as a participle or part. adj.

2. Hence: To confuse; to mystify.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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