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Definition of befog : 1. Hence: To confuse; to mystify.
2. To involve in a fog; - mostly as a participle or part. adj.

Synonyms:

confuse, mottle, mist over, becloud, corrupt, blot out, overcloud, shadow, cloud, taint, haze over, obfuscate, hide, sully, dapple, obliterate, dim, veil, clear, defile, obscure, bedim, fog, blear, eclipse, overshadow, gloom, blur, mist, dull, obnubilate, overcast

shade

Usage examples:

• Political refugees befog themselves and befog others. - "Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862", Adam Gurowski.
• And again, skilful manipulators, dishonest self- seekers, are ever at hand with plausible theories calculated to befog the untrained, deceive the unsuspecting, and to lead them all astray. - "On the Firing Line in Education", Adoniram Judson Ladd.
• Not only did Dunne befog the lay Senators of the Committee, he shook the faith of men like Miller and Roseberry - both lawyers - on the constitutionality of the absolute rate. - "Story of the Session of the California Legislature of 1909", Franklin Hichborn.