befog
[bih-fog, -fawg]
verb (used with object), be·fogged, be·fog·ging.
to envelop in fog or obscurity; becloud: Low-hanging clouds befogged the city.
to render unclear; confuse by irrelevancies or distractions: Petty differences befogged the legislators' task.
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confound, stump, perplex, puzzle, baffle, deceive, blind, dim, darken, confuse, disguise, mask, muddy, overshadow, cover, camouflage, shroud, belie, blur, eclipseExamples from the Web for befog
Historical Examples of befog
All these mysteries that befog us are not mysteries really; they are the mother-tongue of nature.
Soliloquies in EnglandGeorge Santayana
Something seemed to bear down on his brain and befog his sight.
The Cottage of DelightWill N. Harben
The object of writing a book is not to befog the reader's mind.
The Lure of the PenFlora Klickmann
They who undertake to reason the thing out learnedly, befog it.
King of CamargueJean Aicard
And we should not befog the issue by saying that this is degrading.
Industrial Progress and Human EconomicsJames Hartness
befog
verb -fogs, -fogging or -fogged (tr)
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