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111be- — prefix forming verbs: 1》 all over; all round: bespatter. ↘thoroughly; excessively: bewilder. 2》 (added to intransitive verbs and to adjectives and nouns) expressing transitive action: bemoan|befriend. 3》 (added to nouns) affect with: befog.… …
112bewilder — v. a. Perplex, confound, confuse, embarrass, puzzle, stagger, pose, nonpluss, mystify, entangle, daze, befog, muddle, bemuddle …
113mystify — v. a. Perplex, puzzle, bewilder, embarrass, pose, befog, obfuscate …
114fog — 1. noun we can t set sail in this fog Syn: mist, smog, murk, haze, ice fog; archaic sea smoke; literary brume, fume 2. verb 1) the windshield fogged up his breath fogged the glass Syn: steam up, mist over …
115muddy — 1. adjective 1) muddy ground Syn: waterlogged, boggy, marshy, swampy, squishy, mucky, slimy, spongy, wet, soft, heavy; archaic quaggy 2) muddy shoes Syn: mud caked …
116obfuscate — verb 1) mere rationalizations to obfuscate rather than clarify the real issue Syn: obscure, confuse, make unclear, blur, muddle, complicate, muddy, cloud, befog Ant: clarify 2) her work became more and more obfuscated by mathematics and jargon …
117obscure — 1. adjective 1) the truth is that many aspects of a war s outcome remain obscure for years Syn: unclear, uncertain, unknown, in doubt, doubtful, dubious, mysterious, hazy, vague, indeterminate, concealed, hidden Ant: clear …
118becloud — cloud, eclipse, fog, befog, dim, bedim, *obscure, darken, obfuscate Analogous words: *confuse, muddle, addle, befuddle: *puzzle, perplex, distract …
119bedim — dim, eclipse, cloud, becloud, fog, befog, obfuscate, *obscure, darken Analogous words: cloak, mask, *disguise: conceal, *hide, screen …
120cloud — vb *obscure, dim, bedim, darken, eclipse, becloud, fog, befog, obfuscate Analogous words: *confuse, muddle, addle, befuddle: *puzzle, perplex, distract …
