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.
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2. Hence: To confuse; to mystify.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
befog
v : make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the
clouds" [syn: obscure, becloud, obnubilate, haze
over, fog, cloud, mist]
[also: befogging, befogged]
WordNet (r) 2.0
62 Moby Thesaurus words for "befog":
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, dissemble, distract attention from, eclipse,
encloud, enmist, ensconce, enshroud, envelop, fog, gloss over,
haze, hide, keep under cover, mask, mist, muddy, nubilate,
obfuscate, obnubilate, obscure, occult, overcast, overcloud,
overshadow, oversmoke, perplex, pose, screen, shade, shadow,
shroud, slur over, smog, smoke, stumble, varnish, veil,
whitewash
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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