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becloud

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be·cloud  (b-kloud)
tr.v. be·cloud·ed, be·cloud·ing, be·clouds
To darken with or as if with clouds; obscure: a development that beclouds the real issues.
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Verb1.becloud - make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"
conceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"
overshadow - cast a shadow upon; "The tall tree overshadowed the house"


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It would be the act of a schoolyard bully if we were to let our anger at a few Muslim terrorists becloud our vision to the point where we were "taking on" a whole gaggle of states that are united primarily by a religion.
Abstract theories, vapid simplifications, and political partisanship increasingly becloud its basic significations and hinder its full expression.
Eden, a young aspiring poet, a "mapmaker" (2), who wants to become the successor of Hughes and Baldwin, arrives in Paris in September 1986 only to have the decay and squalor of her surroundings becloud her illusions.
 
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