fog

²fog

verb

foggedfog·ging

Definition of FOG

transitive verb

1

: to cover, envelop, or suffuse with or as if with fog <fog the barns with pesticide>

2

: to make obscure or confusing <accusations which fogged the real issues>

3

: to make confused

4

: to produce fog on (as a photographic film) during development

intransitive verb

1

: to become covered or thick with fog

2

a : to become blurred by a covering of fog or mist b : to become indistinct through exposure to light or radiation

Examples of FOG

1. The steam from the pot was fogging the window near the stove.
2. The bathroom was all fogged up after my shower.
3. politicians who try to fog the issue instead of taking a stand

First Known Use of FOG

1599

Related to FOG

Synonyms: becloud, befog, blur, cloud, confuse, 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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