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befog

[ bih-fog, -fawg ]

verb (used with object)

befogged, befogging.
  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.

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befog

/ ²úɪˈ´ÚÉ’É¡ /

verb

  1. to surround with fog
  2. to make confused, vague, or less clear
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of befog1

First recorded in 1595–1605; be- + fog 1
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Overruling those just to appease your clearly befogged co-parent is a bad habit to get into right as you’re starting this journey.

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Instead of being buried under documents, befogged by facts, you find yourself in the immediate, proximate, breathing presence of another human being — and there’s suddenly no room for anything else.

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As always with the royal family, details about its internal deliberations are elusive and befogged in speculation.

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When you shout Durham! the gloomy and befogged financial atmosphere becomes clear and there is a mad rush and scramble for her bonds.

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So many years later, the “idealism†of that moment proved to be a mirage, viewed through the befogged lens of hubris, clouded by lies.

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