becloud
to darken or obscure with clouds.
to make confused: Angry words beclouded the issue.
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- un·be·cloud·ed, adjective
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How to use becloud in a sentence
A sudden doubt came out of this glory to becloud Barney's master mind.
Children of the Whirlwind | Leroy ScottYou have seen the cuttle fish attempt to becloud the water and elude the grasp of his pursuer.
A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention | Lucius Eugene ChittendenWhere he could not elucidate a point to his own advantage, he would fatally becloud it for his opponent.
The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln | Francis Fisher BrowneThis decision made both Northern and Southern agents anxious and the latter took steps further to becloud the status of the Rams.
Great Britain and the American Civil War | Ephraim Douglass AdamsIt must be remembered that the mores sometimes becloud the judgment, but they more often guide it.
Folkways | William Graham Sumner
British Dictionary definitions for becloud
/ (bɪˈklaʊd) /
to cover or obscure with a cloud
to confuse or muddle: to becloud the issues
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