befog
Americanverb
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to surround with fog
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to make confused, vague, or less clear
Etymology
Origin of befog
Example Sentences
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After adding befog, we’ve guessed more than three letters for more than 96 percent of all puzzles we might face in Wordle, in four guesses.
From Slate • Feb. 5, 2022
No irrational, misguided sentimentality shall befog my firm conviction that Bob Cousy, while still at Holy Cross, retired the title to "The Greatest."
From Time Magazine Archive
It's just a theory, and good detectives distrust theories, which often befog clever brains.
From Mary Louise Solves a Mystery by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)
She rose, and, approaching the table, handed him the timetable, a diabolical labyrinth of incomprehensible figures and words specially compiled by railroad managers to puzzle and befog the traveling public.
From The Easiest Way A Story of Metropolitan Life by Walter, Eugene
He did not seek to befog a question by an extensive quotation of authorities.
From The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 4, January, 1885 by Various
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