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BEFOG (befogged, befogging)

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Irregular inflected forms: befogged  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, befogging  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does befog mean? 

BEFOG (verb)
  The verb BEFOG has 1 sense:

1. make less visible or unclearplay

  Familiarity information: BEFOG used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BEFOG (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Make less visible or unclear

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

becloud; befog; cloud; fog; haze over; mist; obnubilate; obscure

Context example:

the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley

Hypernyms (to "befog" is one way to...):

conceal; hide (prevent from being seen or discovered)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "befog"):

overshadow (cast a shadow upon)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something


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