Entry Word: befog

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to make (something) unclear to the understanding <the teacher's explanation only befogged the textbookʼs presentation of this scientific principle> — see confuse 2
2 to make dark, dim, or indistinct <the morning murk befogged our view of the harbor> — see cloud 1
3 to throw into a state of mental uncertainty <completely befogged by the sudden change of subject> — see confuse 1