Definition of "becloud" in Englisch

verb

1. (transitive) To cause to become obscure or muddled.

2. (transitive, usually passive) To cover or surround with clouds.

3. (transitive, figurative) To cast in a negative light, cast a pall over, darken.

   • 1856, Abraham Lincoln, speech given on 19 May, 1856 in Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln, London: J.M. Dent, 1907, p. 46, We live in the midst of alarms; anxiety beclouds the future; we expect some new disaster with each newspaper we read.