befog

Clouds of the most expensive incense befog the chancel […]

1916, E. F. Benson, “The Spiritual Pastor”, in The Freaks of Mayfair, London: T.N. Foulis, page 186:

1953, Jean Stafford, “Cops and Robbers” (original title: “The Shorn Lamb”) in The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford, New York: Dutton, 1984, p. 432,
Sad, in her covert, Hannah saw that her mother was now sitting straight against the headboard and was smoking a cigarette in long, meditative puffs; the smoke befogged her frowning forehead.

1871, Carl Schurz, Speech in the U.S. Senate, 27 January, 1871, in Frederic Bancroft (ed.), Speeches, Correspondence and Political Papers of Carl Schurz, New York: Putnam, 1913, Volume II, p. 151,
The voice of interested sycophancy is apt to fill their ears and to befog their judgment.

“[…] He’s been blarneying you. You’ve let his plausible tongue and handsome face befog you.”

1921, Harold MacGrath, chapter 14, in The Pagan Madonna, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page, page 177:

[…] they pray that they may befog minds with untruths
and poison God’s sweet air of breath,

1938, Rabindranath Tagore, “Worshippers of Buddha”, in The Visva-Bharati Quarterly, Volume 4, Part 1, May-July 1938, p. 28:

Everything looked gray and shabby, the faces as much as the clothes. She thought it was less the shade than the noise which was befogging her vision, choking her thoughts.

1981, Ramsey Campbell, chapter 8, in The Nameless, New York: Tor, published 1985, page 75:

To confuse, mystify (a person); to make less acute or perceptive, to cloud (a person’s faculties).

How they had managed to befog the subject! What elaborate show-structures they had built up, with no result but to obscure the horizon!

1880, [Henry Brooks Adams], chapter V, in Democracy: An American Novel (Leisure-hour Series; no. 112), New York, N.Y.: Henry Holt and Company, →OCLC, page 84:

There is only one way to understand syphilis, and that is to give it impartial, discriminating discussion as an issue which concerns the general health. To color it up and hang it in a gallery of horrors, or to befog it with verbal turnings and twistings, are equally serious mistakes.

1918, John H. Stokes, chapter 2, in The Third Great Plague: A Discussion of Syphilis for Everyday People, Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, pages 15–16:

To obscure, make less clear (a subject, issue, etc.).

en-verb

befog (third-person singular simple present befogs, present participle befogging, simple past and past participle befogged)

befogs (present singular third-person)
befogging (participle present)
befogged (participle past)
befogged (past)


befog

(transitive, of ears, mouth, eyes) to cover

(transitive, of a draught animal) to harness (to attach a draught animal to a carriage)

(transitive, of a person) to make someone work

(transitive) to clamp (to grip tightly in a vice)

hu-conj

Forms in parentheses are somewhat archaic or literary.

The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem fog be or  be is fog.

The prefix can split from the verb stem, e.g. nem foghat be or  be is foghat.

This verb has no prefix that could split, despite its first few letters.

befogok (first-person indicative object-indefinite present singular)
befogsz (indicative informal object-indefinite present second-person singular)
befog (formal indicative object-indefinite present second-person-semantically singular third-person)
befog (indicative object-indefinite present singular third-person)
befogunk (first-person indicative object-indefinite plural present)
befogtok (indicative informal object-indefinite plural present second-person)
befognak (formal indicative object-indefinite plural present second-person-semantically third-person)
befognak (indicative object-indefinite plural present third-person)
befogom (first-person indicative object-definite present singular)
befogod (indicative informal object-definite present second-person singular)
befogja (formal indicative object-definite present second-person-semantically singular third-person)
befogja (indicative object-definite present singular third-person)
befogjuk (first-person indicative object-definite plural present)
befogjátok (indicative informal object-definite plural present second-person)
befogják (formal indicative object-definite plural present second-person-semantically third-person)
befogják (indicative object-definite plural present third-person)
befoglak (first-person indicative object-second-person present singular)
befogtam (first-person indicative object-indefinite past singular)
befogtál (indicative informal object-indefinite past second-person singular)
befogott (formal indicative object-indefinite past second-person-semantically singular third-person)
befogott (indicative object-indefinite past singular third-person)
befogtunk (first-person indicative object-indefinite past plural)
befogtatok (indicative informal object-indefinite past plural second-person)
befogtak (formal indicative object-indefinite past plural second-person-semantically third-person)
befogtak (indicative object-indefinite past plural third-person)
befogtam (first-person indicative object-definite past singular)
befogtad (indicative informal object-definite past second-person singular)
befogta (formal indicative object-definite past second-person-semantically singular third-person)
befogta (indicative object-definite past singular third-person)
befogtuk (first-person indicative object-definite past plural)
befogtátok (indicative informal object-definite past plural second-person)
befogták (formal indicative object-definite past plural second-person-semantically third-person)
befogták (indicative object-definite past plural third-person)
befogtalak (first-person indicative object-second-person past singular)
or a time adverb (first-person future indicative third-person)
or a time adverb (formal future indicative second-person-semantically third-person)
or a time adverb (future indicative informal second-person)
e.g. be fog fogni. (first-person future indicative third-person)
e.g. be fog fogni. (formal future indicative second-person-semantically third-person)
e.g. be fog fogni. (future indicative informal second-person)
befogék (first-person object-indefinite singular)
befogál (informal object-indefinite second-person singular)
befoga (formal object-indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
befoga (object-indefinite singular third-person)
befogánk (first-person object-indefinite plural)
befogátok (informal object-indefinite plural second-person)
befogának (formal object-indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
befogának (object-indefinite plural third-person)
befogám (first-person object-definite singular)
befogád (informal object-definite second-person singular)
befogá (formal object-definite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
befogá (object-definite singular third-person)
befogánk (first-person object-definite plural)
befogátok (informal object-definite plural second-person)
befogák (formal object-definite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
befogák (object-definite plural third-person)
befogálak (first-person object-second-person singular)
e.g. befog vala (first-person third-person)
e.g. befog vala (formal second-person-semantically third-person)
e.g. befog vala (informal second-person)
befogott vala (first-person third-person)
befogott vala (formal second-person-semantically third-person)
befogott vala (informal second-person)
volt. (first-person third-person)
volt. (formal second-person-semantically third-person)
volt. (informal second-person)
befogandok (first-person object-indefinite singular)
befogandasz (informal object-indefinite second-person singular)
befogand (formal object-indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
befogand (object-indefinite singular third-person)
befogandunk (first-person object-indefinite plural)
befogandotok (informal object-indefinite plural second-person)
befogandanak (formal object-indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
befogandanak (object-indefinite plural third-person)
befogandom (first-person object-definite singular)
befogandod (informal object-definite second-person singular)
befogandja (formal object-definite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
befogandja (object-definite singular third-person)
befogandjuk (first-person object-definite plural)
befogandjátok (informal object-definite plural second-person)
befogandják (formal object-definite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
befogandják (object-definite plural third-person)
befogandalak (first-person object-second-person singular)
befognék (conditional first-person object-indefinite present singular)
befognál (conditional informal object-indefinite present second-person singular)
befogna (conditional formal object-indefinite present second-person-semantically singular third-person)
befogna (conditional object-indefinite present singular third-person)
befognánk (conditional first-person object-indefinite plural present)
befognátok (conditional informal object-indefinite plural present second-person)
befognának (conditional formal object-indefinite plural present second-person-semantically third-person)
befognának (conditional object-indefinite plural present third-person)
befognám (conditional first-person object-definite present singular)
befognád (conditional informal object-definite present second-person singular)
befogná (conditional formal object-definite present second-person-semantically singular third-person)
befogná (conditional object-definite present singular third-person)
befognánk (conditional first-person object-definite plural present)
or befognók (conditional first-person object-definite plural present)
befognátok (conditional informal object-definite plural present second-person)
befognák (conditional formal object-definite plural present second-person-semantically third-person)
befognák (conditional object-definite plural present third-person)
befognálak (conditional first-person object-second-person present singular)
Indicative past forms followed by volna (conditional first-person past third-person)
Indicative past forms followed by volna (conditional formal past second-person-semantically third-person)
Indicative past forms followed by volna (conditional informal past second-person)
e.g. befogott volna (conditional first-person past third-person)
e.g. befogott volna (conditional formal past second-person-semantically third-person)
e.g. befogott volna (conditional informal past second-person)
befogjak (first-person object-indefinite present singular subjunctive)
befogj or (informal object-indefinite present second-person singular subjunctive)
befogjál (informal object-indefinite present second-person singular subjunctive)
befogjon (formal object-indefinite present second-person-semantically singular subjunctive third-person)
befogjon (object-indefinite present singular subjunctive third-person)
befogjunk (first-person object-indefinite plural present subjunctive)
befogjatok (informal object-indefinite plural present second-person subjunctive)
befogjanak (formal object-indefinite plural present second-person-semantically subjunctive third-person)
befogjanak (object-indefinite plural present subjunctive third-person)
befogjam (first-person object-definite present singular subjunctive)
befogd or (informal object-definite present second-person singular subjunctive)
befogjad (informal object-definite present second-person singular subjunctive)
befogja (formal object-definite present second-person-semantically singular subjunctive third-person)
befogja (object-definite present singular subjunctive third-person)
befogjuk (first-person object-definite plural present subjunctive)
befogjátok (informal object-definite plural present second-person subjunctive)
befogják (formal object-definite plural present second-person-semantically subjunctive third-person)
befogják (object-definite plural present subjunctive third-person)
befogjalak (first-person object-second-person present singular subjunctive)
e.g. befogott légyen (first-person third-person)
e.g. befogott légyen (formal second-person-semantically third-person)
e.g. befogott légyen (informal second-person)
befogni (infinitive)
befognom (first-person infinitive singular)
befognod (infinitive informal second-person singular)
befognia (formal infinitive second-person-semantically singular third-person)
befognia (infinitive singular third-person)
befognunk (first-person infinitive plural)
befognotok (infinitive informal plural second-person)
befogniuk (formal infinitive plural second-person-semantically third-person)
befogniuk (infinitive plural third-person)
befogás (noun-from-verb)
befogó
befogott
befogandó (future participle)
befogva
befogván
befogat (causative)
befoghatok (first-person indicative object-indefinite present singular)
befoghatsz (indicative informal object-indefinite present second-person singular)
befoghat (formal indicative object-indefinite present second-person-semantically singular third-person)
befoghat (indicative object-indefinite present singular third-person)
befoghatunk (first-person indicative object-indefinite plural present)
befoghattok (indicative informal object-indefinite plural present second-person)
befoghatnak (formal indicative object-indefinite plural present second-person-semantically third-person)
befoghatnak (indicative object-indefinite plural present third-person)
befoghatom (first-person indicative object-definite present singular)
befoghatod (indicative informal object-definite present second-person singular)
befoghatja (formal indicative object-definite present second-person-semantically singular third-person)
befoghatja (indicative object-definite present singular third-person)
befoghatjuk (first-person indicative object-definite plural present)
befoghatjátok (indicative informal object-definite plural present second-person)
befoghatják (formal indicative object-definite plural present second-person-semantically third-person)
befoghatják (indicative object-definite plural present third-person)
befoghatlak (first-person indicative object-second-person present singular)
befoghattam (first-person indicative object-indefinite past singular)
befoghattál (indicative informal object-indefinite past second-person singular)
befoghatott (formal indicative object-indefinite past second-person-semantically singular third-person)
befoghatott (indicative object-indefinite past singular third-person)
befoghattunk (first-person indicative object-indefinite past plural)
befoghattatok (indicative informal object-indefinite past plural second-person)
befoghattak (formal indicative object-indefinite past plural second-person-semantically third-person)
befoghattak (indicative object-indefinite past plural third-person)
befoghattam (first-person indicative object-definite past singular)
befoghattad (indicative informal object-definite past second-person singular)
befoghatta (formal indicative object-definite past second-person-semantically singular third-person)
befoghatta (indicative object-definite past singular third-person)
befoghattuk (first-person indicative object-definite past plural)
befoghattátok (indicative informal object-definite past plural second-person)
befoghatták (formal indicative object-definite past plural second-person-semantically third-person)
befoghatták (indicative object-definite past plural third-person)
befoghattalak (first-person indicative object-second-person past singular)
befoghaték (first-person object-indefinite singular)
befoghatál (informal object-indefinite second-person singular)
befoghata (formal object-indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
befoghata (object-indefinite singular third-person)
befoghatánk (first-person object-indefinite plural)
befoghatátok (informal object-indefinite plural second-person)
befoghatának (formal object-indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
befoghatának (object-indefinite plural third-person)
befoghatám (first-person object-definite singular)
befoghatád (informal object-definite second-person singular)
befoghatá (formal object-definite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
befoghatá (object-definite singular third-person)
befoghatánk (first-person object-definite plural)
befoghatátok (informal object-definite plural second-person)
befoghaták (formal object-definite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
befoghaták (object-definite plural third-person)
befoghatálak (first-person object-second-person singular)
e.g. befoghat vala (first-person third-person)
e.g. befoghat vala (formal second-person-semantically third-person)
e.g. befoghat vala (informal second-person)
befoghatott vala (first-person third-person)
befoghatott vala (formal second-person-semantically third-person)
befoghatott vala (informal second-person)
volt. (first-person third-person)
volt. (formal second-person-semantically third-person)
volt. (informal second-person)
befoghatandok (first-person object-indefinite singular)
or befogandhatok (first-person object-indefinite singular)
befoghatandasz (informal object-indefinite second-person singular)
or befogandhatsz (informal object-indefinite second-person singular)
befoghatand (formal object-indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
befoghatand (object-indefinite singular third-person)
or befogandhat (formal object-indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
or befogandhat (object-indefinite singular third-person)
befoghatandunk (first-person object-indefinite plural)
or befogandhatunk (first-person object-indefinite plural)
befoghatandotok (informal object-indefinite plural second-person)
or befogandhattok (informal object-indefinite plural second-person)
befoghatandanak (formal object-indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
befoghatandanak (object-indefinite plural third-person)
or befogandhatnak (formal object-indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
or befogandhatnak (object-indefinite plural third-person)
befoghatandom (first-person object-definite singular)
or befogandhatom (first-person object-definite singular)
befoghatandod (informal object-definite second-person singular)
or befogandhatod (informal object-definite second-person singular)
befoghatandja (formal object-definite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
befoghatandja (object-definite singular third-person)
or befogandhatja (formal object-definite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
or befogandhatja (object-definite singular third-person)
befoghatandjuk (first-person object-definite plural)
or befogandhatjuk (first-person object-definite plural)
befoghatandjátok (informal object-definite plural second-person)
or befogandhatjátok (informal object-definite plural second-person)
befoghatandják (formal object-definite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
befoghatandják (object-definite plural third-person)
or befogandhatják (formal object-definite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
or befogandhatják (object-definite plural third-person)
befoghatandalak (first-person object-second-person singular)
or befogandhatlak (first-person object-second-person singular)
befoghatnék (conditional first-person object-indefinite present singular)
befoghatnál (conditional informal object-indefinite present second-person singular)
befoghatna (conditional formal object-indefinite present second-person-semantically singular third-person)
befoghatna (conditional object-indefinite present singular third-person)
befoghatnánk (conditional first-person object-indefinite plural present)
befoghatnátok (conditional informal object-indefinite plural present second-person)
befoghatnának (conditional formal object-indefinite plural present second-person-semantically third-person)
befoghatnának (conditional object-indefinite plural present third-person)
befoghatnám (conditional first-person object-definite present singular)
befoghatnád (conditional informal object-definite present second-person singular)
befoghatná (conditional formal object-definite present second-person-semantically singular third-person)
befoghatná (conditional object-definite present singular third-person)
befoghatnánk (conditional first-person object-definite plural present)
or befoghatnók (conditional first-person object-definite plural present)
befoghatnátok (conditional informal object-definite plural present second-person)
befoghatnák (conditional formal object-definite plural present second-person-semantically third-person)
befoghatnák (conditional object-definite plural present third-person)
befoghatnálak (conditional first-person object-second-person present singular)
Indicative past forms followed by volna (conditional first-person past third-person)
Indicative past forms followed by volna (conditional formal past second-person-semantically third-person)
Indicative past forms followed by volna (conditional informal past second-person)
e.g. befoghatott volna (conditional first-person past third-person)
e.g. befoghatott volna (conditional formal past second-person-semantically third-person)
e.g. befoghatott volna (conditional informal past second-person)
befoghassak (first-person object-indefinite present singular subjunctive)
befoghass or (informal object-indefinite present second-person singular subjunctive)
befoghassál (informal object-indefinite present second-person singular subjunctive)
befoghasson (formal object-indefinite present second-person-semantically singular subjunctive third-person)
befoghasson (object-indefinite present singular subjunctive third-person)
befoghassunk (first-person object-indefinite plural present subjunctive)
befoghassatok (informal object-indefinite plural present second-person subjunctive)
befoghassanak (formal object-indefinite plural present second-person-semantically subjunctive third-person)
befoghassanak (object-indefinite plural present subjunctive third-person)
befoghassam (first-person object-definite present singular subjunctive)
befoghasd or (informal object-definite present second-person singular subjunctive)
befoghassad (informal object-definite present second-person singular subjunctive)
befoghassa (formal object-definite present second-person-semantically singular subjunctive third-person)
befoghassa (object-definite present singular subjunctive third-person)
befoghassuk (first-person object-definite plural present subjunctive)
befoghassátok (informal object-definite plural present second-person subjunctive)
befoghassák (formal object-definite plural present second-person-semantically subjunctive third-person)
befoghassák (object-definite plural present subjunctive third-person)
befoghassalak (first-person object-second-person present singular subjunctive)
e.g. befoghatott légyen (first-person third-person)
e.g. befoghatott légyen (formal second-person-semantically third-person)
e.g. befoghatott légyen (informal second-person)
befoghatni
befoghatnom (first-person singular)
befoghatnod (informal second-person singular)
befoghatnia (formal second-person-semantically singular third-person)
befoghatnia (singular third-person)
befoghatnunk (first-person plural)
befoghatnotok (informal plural second-person)
befoghatniuk (formal plural second-person-semantically third-person)
befoghatniuk (plural third-person)
befogható (first-person singular)
befoghatatlan (formal second-person-semantically singular third-person)
befoghatatlan (singular third-person)
befoghatva / befoghatván (formal plural second-person-semantically third-person)
befoghatva / befoghatván (informal plural second-person)
befoghatva / befoghatván (plural third-person)