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be·fog

 (bĭ-fôg′, -fŏg′)
tr.v. be·fogged, be·fog·ging, be·fogs
1. To cover or obscure with or as if with fog.
2. To cause confusion in; muddle.
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befog

(bɪˈfɒɡ)
vb (tr) , -fogs, -fogging or -fogged
1. to surround with fog
2. to make confused, vague, or less clear
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be•fog

(bɪˈfɒg, -ˈfɔg)

v.t. -fogged, -fog•ging.
1. to envelop in fog.
2. to render unclear or confused.
[1595–1605]
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befog


Past participle: befogged
Gerund: befogging

Imperative
befog
befog
Present
I befog
you befog
he/she/it befogs
we befog
you befog
they befog
Preterite
I befogged
you befogged
he/she/it befogged
we befogged
you befogged
they befogged
Present Continuous
I am befogging
you are befogging
he/she/it is befogging
we are befogging
you are befogging
they are befogging
Present Perfect
I have befogged
you have befogged
he/she/it has befogged
we have befogged
you have befogged
they have befogged
Past Continuous
I was befogging
you were befogging
he/she/it was befogging
we were befogging
you were befogging
they were befogging
Past Perfect
I had befogged
you had befogged
he/she/it had befogged
we had befogged
you had befogged
they had befogged
Future
I will befog
you will befog
he/she/it will befog
we will befog
you will befog
they will befog
Future Perfect
I will have befogged
you will have befogged
he/she/it will have befogged
we will have befogged
you will have befogged
they will have befogged
Future Continuous
I will be befogging
you will be befogging
he/she/it will be befogging
we will be befogging
you will be befogging
they will be befogging
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been befogging
you have been befogging
he/she/it has been befogging
we have been befogging
you have been befogging
they have been befogging
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been befogging
you will have been befogging
he/she/it will have been befogging
we will have been befogging
you will have been befogging
they will have been befogging
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been befogging
you had been befogging
he/she/it had been befogging
we had been befogging
you had been befogging
they had been befogging
Conditional
I would befog
you would befog
he/she/it would befog
we would befog
you would befog
they would befog
Past Conditional
I would have befogged
you would have befogged
he/she/it would have befogged
we would have befogged
you would have befogged
they would have befogged
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.befog - make less visible or unclearbefog - make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"
conceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"
overshadow - cast a shadow upon; "The tall tree overshadowed the house"
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befog

verb
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Translations

befog

[bɪˈfɒg] VT (liter) (= confuse) [+ issue etc] → entenebrecer; [+ person] → ofuscar, confundir
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befog

vt (fig) issuevernebeln; person, mindverwirren; (alcohol, blow)benebeln; to be befogged (person)benebelt sein; (issue)verwirrt sein
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