the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To cause obscurity or dimness to; to dim; to cloud.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To overcloud; obscure; dim.
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v. make less visible or unclear
Word Usage
"I have to do the decidin 'myself; I have to interpret the true spirit of the law without technicalities an' quibbles such as becloud it in other an 'higher courts."