Befog

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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