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verb (used with object), -fogged, -fog·ging.
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
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is subtilize. Does it mean:
| to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about. |
| to bark; yelp. |
Example Sentences
- It's also clumsy to befog clear prose by worrying over words so obsessively that strong sentences get ground into grits.
- Automobile advertising goes to great lengths to befog these unnerving events.
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