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Antonyms for becloud

Grammar : Verb
Spell : bih-kloud
Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈklaʊd


Definition of becloud

Origin :
  • 1590s, from be- + cloud. Figurative sense of "to obscure" is recorded from 1610s. Related: Beclouded; beclouding.
  • verb conceal
Example sentences :
  • These only becloud, they do not help to point the way of safety and honor.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • It is not my purpose to becloud this narrative with mystery.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 » by Various
  • Anxiety about his son did much to becloud the last years of his life.
  • Extract from : « Frederic Chopin, v. 1 (of 2) » by Moritz Karasowski
  • He even dared to hope so when the doubts did not becloud his vision.
  • Extract from : « Ande Trembath » by Matthew Stanley Kemp
  • What had happened to becloud her gaiety in the short time which had since elapsed?
  • Extract from : « The Golden Slipper » by Anna Katharine Green
  • It was an effort to becloud and stamp out the intellect of the Negro!
  • Extract from : « Civilization the Primal Need of the Race » by Alexander Crummell
  • A sudden doubt came out of this glory to becloud Barney's master mind.
  • Extract from : « Children of the Whirlwind » by Leroy Scott
  • The effect of such talk, naturally, is to becloud the point at issue and confuse the mind.
  • Extract from : « Heart and Soul » by Victor Mapes (AKA Maveric Post)
  • No amount of legalistic argument can becloud this issue in the eyes of these ten million American citizens.
  • Extract from : « State of the Union Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt » by Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • You have seen the cuttle fish attempt to becloud the water and elude the grasp of his pursuer.
  • Extract from : « A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention » by Lucius Eugene Chittenden

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