/bi fog", -fawg"/ , v.t., befogged, befogging .
1. to envelop in fog or obscurity; becloud: Low-hanging clouds befogged the city.
2. to render unclear; confuse by irrelevancies or distractions: Petty differences befogged the legislators' task.
[ 1595-1605; BE- + FOG 1 ]
Syn. 2. confound, blur, muddle, obfuscate.