becloud
[bih-kloud]
verb (used with object)
to darken or obscure with clouds.
to make confused: Angry words beclouded the issue.
Origin of becloud
Synonyms for becloud
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Related Words for becloud
mystify, dim, darken, hide, perplex, muddy, overcast, confuse, camouflage, confound, fog, adumbrate, obscure, obfuscate, puzzle, cloudExamples from the Web for becloud
Historical Examples of becloud
These only becloud, they do not help to point the way of safety and honor.
It is not my purpose to becloud this narrative with mystery.
Anxiety about his son did much to becloud the last years of his life.
Frederic Chopin, v. 1 (of 2)Moritz Karasowski
He even dared to hope so when the doubts did not becloud his vision.
Ande TrembathMatthew Stanley Kemp
What had happened to becloud her gaiety in the short time which had since elapsed?
The Golden SlipperAnna Katharine Green
becloud
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