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
- 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
Synonyms for becloud
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