befog Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb make less visible or unclear
    haze over; fog; becloud; obscure; mist; obnubilate; cloud.
    • The stars are obscured by the clouds
    • the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley

WordNet

Be*fog" transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Befogged present participle & verbal noun Befogging
Definitions
  1. To involve in a fog; -- mostly as a participle or part. adj.
  2. Hence: To confuse; to mystify.

Webster 1913