becloudv.

/bɪˈklaʊd/

Forms: Also 1500s–1600s -clowd.

Etymology: < be- prefix 6 + cloud v.

1. transitive. To cover or obscure with clouds (of vapour, smoke, etc.); to make misty or murky.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > make dark [verb (transitive)] > darken (as) by clouds

overcastc1300

cloud1582

obnubilate1583

overclouda1586

encloud1602

becloud1606

obumbilatea1711

overswarth1822

1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iii. 73 With a sable Clowde Of horned Locusts dooth the Sunne be-clowde.

1636 R. Griffin in Ann. Dubrensia sig. G4^v These..beclowd the azure skies.

1851 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca i. 15 The cuttle-fish escapes..by..beclouding the water with an inky discharge.

2. figurative. To make obscure; to darken, to hide.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > imperfect perception > impair perception [verb (transitive)]

blendc888

beclouda1631

purblind1644

talpify1660

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > hide, conceal [verb (transitive)]

heeleOE

forhelec888

i-hedec888

dernc893

hidec897

wryOE

behelec1000

behidec1000

bewryc1000

forhidec1000

overheleOE

hilla1250

fealc1325

cover1340

forcover1382

blinda1400

hulsterc1400

overclosec1400

concealc1425

shroud1426

blend1430

close1430

shadow1436

obumber?1440

mufflea1450

alaynec1450

mew?c1450

purloin1461

to keep close?1471

oversilec1478

bewrap1481

supprime1490

occulta1500

silec1500

smoor1513

shadec1530

skleir1532

oppressa1538

hudder-mudder1544

pretex1548

lap?c1550

absconce1570

to steek away1575

couch1577

recondite1578

huddle1581

mew1581

enshrine1582

enshroud1582

mask1582

veil1582

abscondc1586

smotherc1592

blot1593

sheathe1594

immask1595

secret1595

bemist1598

palliate1598

hoodwinka1600

overmaska1600

hugger1600

obscure1600

upwrap1600

undisclose1601

disguise1605

screen1611

underfold1612

huke1613

eclipsea1616

encavea1616

ensconcea1616

obscurify1622

cloud1623

inmewa1625

beclouda1631

pretext1634

covert1647

sconce1652

tapisa1660

shun1661

sneak1701

overlay1719

secrete1741

blank1764

submerge1796

slur1813

wrap1817

buttress1820

stifle1820

disidentify1845

to stick away1900

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1955) II. 237 Howsoever the understanding be beclouded.

1774 J. Priestley Inst. Relig. III. Pref. p. xx Dr. Oswald..appears to me to have terminated in nothing, besides beclouding and puzzling a business, which..Mr. Locke left very clear.

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda II. iii. xix. 7 These fine words with which we fumigate and becloud unpleasant facts.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	becloud
释义	becloudv. /bɪˈklaʊd/ Forms: Also 1500s–1600s -clowd. Etymology: < be- prefix 6 + cloud v. 1. transitive. To cover or obscure with clouds (of vapour, smoke, etc.); to make misty or murky. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > make dark [verb (transitive)] > darken (as) by clouds overcastc1300 cloud1582 obnubilate1583 overclouda1586 encloud1602 becloud1606 obumbilatea1711 overswarth1822 1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iii. 73 With a sable Clowde Of horned Locusts dooth the Sunne be-clowde. 1636 R. Griffin in Ann. Dubrensia sig. G4^v These..beclowd the azure skies. 1851 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca i. 15 The cuttle-fish escapes..by..beclouding the water with an inky discharge. 2. figurative. To make obscure; to darken, to hide. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > imperfect perception > impair perception [verb (transitive)] blendc888 beclouda1631 purblind1644 talpify1660 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > hide, conceal [verb (transitive)] heeleOE forhelec888 i-hedec888 dernc893 hidec897 wryOE behelec1000 behidec1000 bewryc1000 forhidec1000 overheleOE hilla1250 fealc1325 cover1340 forcover1382 blinda1400 hulsterc1400 overclosec1400 concealc1425 shroud1426 blend1430 close1430 shadow1436 obumber?1440 mufflea1450 alaynec1450 mew?c1450 purloin1461 to keep close?1471 oversilec1478 bewrap1481 supprime1490 occulta1500 silec1500 smoor1513 shadec1530 skleir1532 oppressa1538 hudder-mudder1544 pretex1548 lap?c1550 absconce1570 to steek away1575 couch1577 recondite1578 huddle1581 mew1581 enshrine1582 enshroud1582 mask1582 veil1582 abscondc1586 smotherc1592 blot1593 sheathe1594 immask1595 secret1595 bemist1598 palliate1598 hoodwinka1600 overmaska1600 hugger1600 obscure1600 upwrap1600 undisclose1601 disguise1605 screen1611 underfold1612 huke1613 eclipsea1616 encavea1616 ensconcea1616 obscurify1622 cloud1623 inmewa1625 beclouda1631 pretext1634 covert1647 sconce1652 tapisa1660 shun1661 sneak1701 overlay1719 secrete1741 blank1764 submerge1796 slur1813 wrap1817 buttress1820 stifle1820 disidentify1845 to stick away1900 a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1955) II. 237 Howsoever the understanding be beclouded. 1774 J. Priestley Inst. Relig. III. Pref. p. xx Dr. Oswald..appears to me to have terminated in nothing, besides beclouding and puzzling a business, which..Mr. Locke left very clear. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda II. iii. xix. 7 These fine words with which we fumigate and becloud unpleasant facts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.1606
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