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becloud
[
bih-
kloud
]
Origin
be·cloud
/
bɪˈklaʊd
/
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[
bih-
kloud
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to darken or obscure with
clouds
.
2.
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
becloud
1590s, from
be-
+
cloud
. Figurative sense of "to obscure" is recorded from 1610s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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