becloud

be·cloud

verb \bi-ˈklau̇d, bē-\

Definition of BECLOUD

transitive verb

1

: to obscure with or as if with a cloud

2

: to prevent clear perception or realization of : muddle <prejudices that becloud his judgment>

Examples of BECLOUD

1. <don't becloud the discussion by raising unrelated issues>
2. <the smog from the city's steel mills was once so oppressive that it beclouded the local landscape even at noon>

First Known Use of BECLOUD

1598

Related to BECLOUD

Synonyms: confuse, befog, blur, cloud, fog, muddy, obfuscate

Antonyms: clarify, clear (up), illuminate

Related Words: complicate, perplex, sophisticate; entangle, snarl, tangle; disarrange, disarray, discompose, dishevel, disorder, disrupt, disturb, jumble, mess (up), mix (up), muddle, scramble, shuffle, tousle, upset

Near Antonyms: simplify, streamline; disentangle, straighten (out), undo, unravel, unscramble, untangle; decipher, decode; analyze, break down

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Rhymes with BECLOUD

aloud, do proud, enshroud, highbrowed, house-proud, out loud, purse-proud, Red Cloud, Saint Cloud, unbowed