befog

[ bih-fog, -fawg ]

/ bɪˈfɒg, -ˈfɔg /

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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.

Words nearby befog

befall, befit, befitting, beflag, beflowered, befog, befool, before, before long, before the present, before the wind

Origin of befog

First recorded in 1595–1605; be- + fog¹

SYNONYMS FOR befog

2 confound, blur, muddle, obfuscate.

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Examples from the Web for befog

The object of writing a book is not to befog the reader's mind.
The Lure of the Pen|Flora Klickmann
All these mysteries that befog us are not mysteries really; they are the mother-tongue of nature.
Soliloquies in England|George Santayana
They who undertake to reason the thing out learnedly, befog it.
King of Camargue|Jean Aicard
It could be done only by one whom all the world had conspired to befog and befool about his importance in the scheme of things.
The Convert|Elizabeth Robins

Rather than adapt their lives to their consciousness, they try by every means to befog and to silence it.
The Kingdom of God is Within You, What is Art|Lyof N. Tolstoi

British Dictionary definitions for befog

befog

/ (bɪˈfɒɡ) /

verb -fogs, -fogging or -fogged (tr)

to surround with fog

to make confused, vague, or less clear

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befog

verb (used with object), be·fogged, be·fog·ging.

Words related to befog

Words nearby befog

Origin of befog

SYNONYMS FOR befog

Examples from the Web for befog

British Dictionary definitions for befog

verb -fogs, -fogging or -fogged (tr)