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becloud

[bih-kloud]

Origin

verb (used with object)

to darken or obscure with clouds.

to make confused: Angry words beclouded the issue.

Origin:
1590–1600; be- + cloud

Related forms

un·be·cloud·ed, adjective

Synonyms
2. confuse, obscure, befog, obfuscate, muddle.

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becloud (bɪˈklaʊd)

—vb
1.	to cover or obscure with a cloud
2.	to confuse or muddle: to becloud the issues

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Word Origin & History

becloud

1590s, from be- + cloud. Figurative sense of "to obscure" is recorded from 1610s.

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