ˌkənfjuˈteɪʃən

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• infeudation — [ˌɪnfju: deɪʃ(ə)n] noun historical (under the feudal system) the action of putting someone in possession of a fee or fief. Origin C15: from med. L. infeudatio(n ), from infeudare enfeoff (based on feudum fee ) …   English new terms dictionary

• infusorial — /ɪnfjuˈzɔriəl/ (say infyooh zawreeuhl) adjective containing or consisting of infusorians: infusorial earth …  

• infusorian — /ɪnfjuˈzɔriən/ (say infyooh zawreeuhn) noun 1. any protozoan of the class Infusoria, mostly microscopic and aquatic, having vibratile cilia. 2. Obsolete any of a miscellaneous variety of minute or microscopic animal and vegetable organisms… …  

• confuse — [[t]kənfju͟ːz[/t]] confuses, confusing, confused 1) VERB If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one. [V pl n] Great care is taken to avoid confusing the two types of projects... [V n with n] I …   English dictionary

• confused — [[t]kənfju͟ːzd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ about/by n If you are confused, you do not know exactly what is happening or what to do. A survey showed people were confused about what they should eat to stay healthy... Things were happening too… …   English dictionary

• confusing — [[t]kənfju͟ːzɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is confusing makes it difficult for people to know exactly what is happening or what to do. The statement is highly confusing... The uncertainty created by this situation must be confusing for you.… …   English dictionary

• confusion — [[t]kənfju͟ːʒ(ə)n[/t]] confusions 1) N VAR If there is confusion about something, it is not clear what the true situation is, especially because people believe different things. There s still confusion about the number of casualties... Omissions… …   English dictionary

• infuse — [[t]ɪnfju͟ːz[/t]] infuses, infusing, infused 1) VERB To infuse a quality into someone or something, or to infuse them with a quality, means to fill them with it. [FORMAL] [be V ed with n] Many of the girls seemed to be infused with excitement on… …   English dictionary

• infusion — [[t]ɪnfju͟ːʒ(ə)n[/t]] infusions 1) N VAR: usu N of n If there is an infusion of one thing into another, the first thing is added to the other thing and makes it stronger or better. [FORMAL] He brought a tremendous infusion of hope to the people …   English dictionary

• confutation — /kɒnfjuˈteɪʃən/ (say konfyooh tayshuhn) noun 1. the act of confuting. 2. that which confutes. 3. Rhetoric the fourth section (of a speech), given over to direct refutation. –confutative /kənˈfjutətɪv/ (say kuhn fyoohtuhtiv), adjective …