demist

<

Also in Old English in sense of “dimness of the eyes, either by illness or tears,” and in figurative sense of “things that obscure mental vision.”

v.

Old English mistian “to become misty, to be or grow misty;” see mist (n.). Meaning “To cover with mist” is early 15c. Related: Misted; misting.

1. A mass of fine droplets of water in the atmosphere near or in contact with the Earth. Mist reduces visibility to not less than 1 km (0.62 mi). Compare fog.