- befog
- transitive verb Date: 1601 1. confuse 2. fog, obscure
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
befog
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befog — [bē fôg′, bēfäg′; bifôg′, bifäg′] vt. befogged, befogging 1. to cover with or envelop in fog; make foggy 2. to make obscure or muddled; confuse; bewilder [to befog an issue, to befog someone s mind] … English World dictionary
Befog — Be*fog , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Befogged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Befogging}.] 1. To involve in a fog; mostly as a participle or part. adj. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: To confuse; to mystify. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
befog — index blind (obscure), camouflage, confuse (bewilder), cover (conceal), disorganize, muddle … Law dictionary
befog — fog, cloud, becloud, eclipse, *obscure, darken, dim, bedim, obfuscate Analogous words: *puzzle, perplex, distract, bewilder, dumbfound: *confuse, muddle, addle … New Dictionary of Synonyms
befog — /bi fog , fawg /, v.t., befogged, befogging. 1. to envelop in fog or obscurity; becloud: Low hanging clouds befogged the city. 2. to render unclear; confuse by irrelevancies or distractions: Petty differences befogged the legislators task. [1595… … Universalium
befog — verb a) To involve in a fog. b) To confuse; to mystify … Wiktionary
befog — Synonyms and related words: becloud, bedim, bemist, bewilder, blanket, blind, blur, camouflage, cap, clabber up, cloak, cloud, cloud over, cloud up, conceal, confound, confuse, cover, cover up, curtain, darken, darken over, dim, disguise,… … Moby Thesaurus
befog — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. obscure, blur, cloud; see confuse , shade 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make dim or indistinct: becloud, bedim, blear, blur, cloud, dim, dull, eclipse, fog, gloom, mist, obfuscate, obscure, overcast, overshadow,… … English dictionary for students
befog — be·fog || bɪ fÉ’g v. confuse … English contemporary dictionary
befog — verb (befogs, befogging, befogged) make confused … English new terms dictionary
