becloud
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verb (used with object)
1.
to darken or obscure with clouds.
2.
to make confused: Angry words beclouded the issue.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to cover or obscure with a cloud |
| 2. | to confuse or muddle: to becloud the issues |
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Example sentences
The introduction of such a resolution would only becloud the matter.
Exceptions, special cases, and unique problems inevitably arise to becloud the guideposts.
They suggest gradation between the genera, and becloud identification of species.
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