Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unfog

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-fog
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove the moisture or fog from.

Transitive verb

verb

To free from confusion

Transitive verb

verb

To become less covered in fog or mist.

Intransitive verb

verb

To become clearer or less confused.

Intransitive verb

verb

To adjust the lenses a patient looks through in order to clarify their vision.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"If you get any of this on the faceplate, you won't be able to unfog your mask until you wash the silicone off the glass with soap and water."
"...and it was so embarrassing and they always seem to bring the lights on immediately, and here I am with my wet glasses, and I'm trying to unfog them and get the bloodshot veins out of my eyes."
"After a shower or bath, use a hair dryer to unfog the steamed-up mirror."
"Let us unfog our minds, and abide by the eternal largesse of our hearts."
"Until we clarify our minds, or at least "unfog" them a little on this issue, there will be a great many related matters on which it will be difficult for us to gain perspective."
"It would help to unfog the channels of distribution so that manufacturers, jobbers and retailers would know where they stood."

Etymology

From un- + fog.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Inflected Forms

unfogs (present, singular) unfogging (participle, present) unfogged (participle, past) unfogged (past)

Questions

What does unfog mean?: To remove the moisture or fog from.
Where does unfog come from?: From un- + fog.

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