Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To involve in a fog; -- mostly as a participle or part. adj.
- transitive verb Hence: To confuse; to mystify.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
envelop infog . - verb To
confuse ;mystify .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make less visible or unclear
Etymologies
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Examples
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In a word, the Barbarian is discoverable everywhere in this, that he cannot make: that he can befog and destroy but that he cannot sustain; and of every Barbarian in the decline or peril of every civilization exactly that has been true.
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June 19, 2006, 6: 46 pm pittsburgh hotels says: pittsburgh hotels removable Sibley. recital befog Kresge barricades
The Volokh Conspiracy » My Exchange With Ramesh Ponnuru in The Corner 2004
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Fully 45 percent of the votes, or hotly aspirated assertions, were for fog or befog.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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Fully 45 percent of the votes, or hotly aspirated assertions, were for fog or befog.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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Vegetables thus contaminated would only be safe to eat after befog cooked or sterilized.
Chapter 6 1985
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Some types of information that cannot be obtained from record review are how well certain treatment procedures are befog done, or what mothers are being told.
Chapter 8 1985
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Some types of information that can be obtained from record review are whether patients are befog sent to the appropriate referral facility or whether the medicines being administered to patients are appropriate for their conditions.
Chapter 8 1985
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A crowded street will only detract from the message befog conveyed.
Chapter 10 1985
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And we should not befog the issue by saying that this is degrading.
Industrial Progress and Human Economics James Hartness
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The combined effects of the blow he had received at the hands of the treacherous servant, the fall at the gate, and the long hours of mental anguish he had undergone, were quite enough to befog his brain.
High Noon A New Sequel to 'Three Weeks' by Elinor Glyn Anonymous
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