verb
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to cover or obscure with a cloud
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to confuse or muddle
to becloud the issues
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Origin of becloud
Example Sentences
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The central point that Bugliosi makes — whether or not one agrees with his specific criticisms or questions Bugliosi’s own motivations — is that fear can becloud judgment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2017
The central point that Bugliosi makes -- whether or not one agrees with his specific criticisms or questions Bugiosi's own motivations -- is that fear can becloud judgment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2015
Let not Regret becloud your mind for that is not Pleasure unless your Regrets are a source of Pleasure in which case it is.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 30, 2010
While busy wooing middle-of-the-road voters, Mitterrand has managed to becloud the crucial issue of what radical changes his presidency might bring.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Not a cent!" she repeated, lifting her head in mockery of his clumsy attempt to becloud the real issue.
From Otherwise Phyllis by Gibson, Charles Dana
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