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- 1. make confused: "her brain was befogged with lack of sleep"
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1. : confuse. 2. : fog, obscure. Synonyms. becloud. blur. cloud. confuse. fog. muddy. obfuscate. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of befog in a Sentence. the professor's convoluted explanation only befogged the textbook's presentation of this scientific principle the morning murk befogged our view of the harbor.
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. SYNONYMS 2. confound, blur, muddle, obfuscate. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
Definition of befog verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Befog definition: to envelop in fog or obscurity; becloud. See examples of BEFOG used in a sentence.
Define befog. befog synonyms, befog pronunciation, befog translation, English dictionary definition of befog. tr.v. be·fogged , be·fog·ging , be·fogs 1. To cover or obscure with or as if with fog. 2. To cause confusion in; muddle. American Heritage® Dictionary of...
Definitions of befog. verb. make less visible or unclear. synonyms: becloud, cloud, fog, haze over, mist, obnubilate, obscure. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Befog." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/befog. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024. Copy citation.
verb. befogged, befogs. To cover or obscure with or as if with fog. American Heritage. To cover with or envelop in fog; make foggy. Webster's New World. To cause confusion in; muddle. American Heritage. To make obscure or muddled; confuse; bewilder. To befog an issue, to befog someone's mind. Webster's New World. To envelop in fog. Wiktionary.
befog in American English. (bɪˈfɑɡ, -ˈfɔɡ) transitive verb Word forms: -fogged, -fogging. 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.
Jun 19, 2006 · transitive verb To cover or obscure with or as if with fog. transitive verb To cause confusion in; muddle. from The Century Dictionary. To involve in fog; hence, figuratively, to confuse; make obscure or uncertain; bewilder: as, to befog the mind with sophistry.
Mar 20, 2024 · Verb. [edit] befog (third-person singular simple present befogs, present participle befogging, simple past and past participle befogged) To envelop in fog or smoke. To confuse, mystify (a person); to make less acute or perceptive, to cloud (a person’s faculties). To obscure, make less clear (a subject, issue, etc.). References. [edit]
