becloud

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becloud

  • /bɪˈklaʊd/

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verb beclouds · beclouding · beclouded

  1. transitive To cause to become obscure or muddled. […] Intemperance and Superfluity beclouds the Mind, dulls the edge of the Apprehension, and brings upon it an unmanly Languor, bearing down all the noble Faculties of the Soul into Ignorance and Stupidity […]
  2. passive, transitive, usually To cover or surround with clouds. And then while you're a cooking, they say, / Such a fogo beclouds all the room, / That the girls have to group out the way, / In search of the tongs or the broom.
  3. figuratively, transitive To cast in a negative light, cast a pall over, darken. What Fury has possest thee? What strange fit Usurps thy patience, and beclouds thy brow?

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verb cause to become obscure or muddled

Françaiss'ennuager, se couvrir, s'assombrir
Italianoannebbiare, annuvolare
Ελληνικάσυννεφιάζω synnefiázo, συσκοτίζω syskotízo, συγχέω synchéo

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@misc{becloud_2026,
  title = {becloud},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/becloud},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}