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befogging

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be⋅fog

  [bi-fog, -fawg]
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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.
Origin:
1595–1605; be- + fog 1

Synonyms:
2. confound, blur, muddle, obfuscate.
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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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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