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confusing (verb)

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  • puzzle out — verb find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of (Freq. 2) did you solve the problem? Work out your problems with the boss this unpleasant situation isn t going to work itself out did you get it? Did you get my… …   Useful english dictionary

  • deceive — verb (deceived; deceiving) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French deceivre, from Latin decipere, from de + capere to take more at heave Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. archaic ensnare 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • embarrass — verb Etymology: French embarrasser, from Spanish embarazar, from Portuguese embaraçar, from em (from Latin in ) + baraça noose Date: 1672 transitive verb 1. a. to place in doubt, perplexity, or difficulties b. to involve in financial difficulties …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • obfuscate — verb ( cated; cating) Etymology: Late Latin obfuscatus, past participle of obfuscare, from Latin ob in the way + fuscus dark brown more at ob , dusk Date: 1577 transitive verb 1. a. darken b. to make obscure …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ramble on — verb continue talking or writing in a desultory manner (Freq. 1) This novel rambles on and jogs • Syn: ↑ramble, ↑jog • Derivationally related forms: ↑rambler (for: ↑ramble) …   Useful english dictionary

  • thwart — verb their plans to attack the embassy were thwarted Syn: foil, frustrate, stand in the way of, forestall, derail, dash; stop, check, block, stonewall, prevent, defeat, impede, hinder, obstruct; informal put a crimp in, put the kibosh on, scotch …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • keep straight — verb To avoid confusing or mixing up something; to keep something clear or organized. Their names all sounded the same to me at first, and I had trouble keeping straight who was who …   Wiktionary

  • confuse — verb /kənˈfjuːz/ a) To thoroughly mix; to confound; to disorder. b) To mix up; to puzzle; to bewilder …   Wiktionary

  • obfuscate — verb /ˈɒbfʌskeɪt,ˈɒbfəskeɪt,ˈɑːbfʌskeɪt,ˈɑːbfəskeɪt/ a) To make dark; overshadow Before leaving the scene, the murderer set a fire to obfuscate any evidence of his or her identity. b) To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the… …   Wiktionary

  • confuse — verb 1 make sb unable to think clearly; make sth unclear ADVERB ▪ completely, really, thoroughly, totally, utterly ▪ Seeing the two of them together totally confused me. ▪ slightly …   Collocations dictionary

  • confuse — verb 1》 make (someone) bewildered or perplexed. 2》 make (something) less easy to understand.     ↘identify wrongly. Derivatives confusing adjective confusingly adverb Origin ME: from OFr. confus, from L. confusus, past participle of confundere… …   English new terms dictionary

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