defog

Remove window moisture

To defog is to remove fog or condensation from a surface, especially a windshield or window: I turned on the defroster to defog the windshield.

The word also applies figuratively to clearing confusion or obscurity: Let me defog this issue for you.

windshield

defroster

Appliance that melts ice

blower · airflow · heating · dashboard · HVAC · recirculate · condensation · visibility

weather

mist

Fine airborne moisture

vapor · visibility · murky · overcast · dew · lift · dissipate

glasses

eyewear

Items worn on face for sight

breath · steam · humidity · coating

clarify

elucidate

To make understood

clarify · simplify · unravel · decode · interpret · enlighten · untangle · resolve

Categories
Opposites
visibility/clarity

defogfog

Low-lying cloud cover

fog up · mist · mist over · steam up · cloud

mental/conceptual clarity

defogobscure

Unknown to most

confuse · muddle · obfuscate · cloud · befuddle

Family

defogged, defogs, defogger, defogging, defoggers

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G