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1 cōnfūsē
cōnfūsē adv. with comp. [confusus], confusedly, in disorder: loqui: agere: confusius acta res.* * *confusius, confusissime ADVin a confused/disorderly/perplexed way, fumblingly; indiscriminately; vaguely -
2 confuse
confūsē, adv., v. confundo, P. a. fin. -
3 confundo
con-fundo, fūdi, fūsum, 3, v. a.I.To pour, mingle, or mix together (class. in prose and poetry).A.Prop.:B.unā multa jura (cocos),
Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 120; cf.:jus confusum sectis herbis,
Hor. S. 2, 4, 67:(venenum) in poculo, cum ita confusum esset ut secerni nullo modo posset,
Cic. Clu. 62, 173; Dig. 6, 1, 3, § 2:cum ignis oculorum cum eo igne, qui est ob os offusus, se confudit et contulit,
Cic. Univ. 14:cumque tuis lacrimis lacrimas confundere nostras,
Ov. H. 2, 95:confundere crebroque permiscere mel, acetum, oleum,
Plin. 29, 3, 11, § 50:omnia arenti ramo (Medea),
Ov. M. 7, 278:(Alpheus) Siculis confunditur undis,
mingles, Verg. A. 3, 696:mixtum flumini subibat mare,
Curt. 9, 9, 7:(cornua cervi contrita) pulvereae confusa farinae,
Ov. Med. Fac. 61:aes auro,
Plin. 34, 2, 3, § 5.—Meton.1.In gen., to mingle, unite, join, combine (rare):2.(decorum) totum illud quidem est cum virtute confusum, sed mente cogitatione distinguitur,
Cic. Off. 1, 27, 95; so,vera cum falsis,
id. Ac. 2, 19, 61:est id quidem in totam orationem confundendum,
id. de Or. 2, 79, 322:vis quaedam sentiens quae est toto confusa mundo,
id. Div. 1, 52, 118:sermones in unum,
Liv. 7, 12, 14; cf. id. 40, 46, 13:duo populi in unum confusi,
id. 1, 23, 2: diversum confusa genus panthera camelo ( = camelopardalis, the giraffe), Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 195:rusticus urbano confusus,
id. A. P. 213; cf.:quinque continuos dactylos,
Quint. 9, 4, 49:subjecta sibi vocalis in unum sonum coalescere et confundi nequiret,
id. 1, 7, 26.—Of bringing together in speech:cuperem equidem utrumque (una dijudicare), sed est difficile confundere,
Cic. Tusc. 1, 11, 23; cf. id. Brut. 26, 100.— Poet.:proelia cum aliquo,
Hor. C. 1, 17, 23 al. —More freq.,Esp., with the idea of confounding, disarranging, to confound, confuse, jumble together, bring into disorder:b.an tu haec ita confundis et perturbas, ut quicumque velit, quod velit, quo modo velit possit dedicare?
Cic. Dom. 49, 127:omnis corporis atque animi sensus,
Lucr. 2, 946; cf. id. 2, 439:aëra per multum confundi verba necesse'st Et conturbari vocem,
id. 4, 558: confusa venit vox inque pedita, id. 4, 562 sq.:censeo omnis in oratione esse quasi permixtos et confusos pedes,
Cic. Or. 57, 195:particulae primum confusae postea in ordinem adductae a mente divinā,
id. Ac. 2, 37, 118:signa et ordines peditum atque equitum,
Liv. 9, 27, 10:jura gentium,
id. 4, 1, 2:priora,
Quint. 10, 5, 23:ordinem disciplinae,
Tac. H. 1, 60; cf.:ordinem militiae,
id. ib. 2, 93:lusum,
Suet. Claud. 33:annum (together with conturbare),
id. Aug. 31 et saep.: foedus, to violate (suncheein, Hom. Il. 4, 269), Verg. A. 5, 496; 12, 290:summa imis,
Curt. 8, 8, 8:imperium, promissa, preces confundit in unum,
mingles together, Ov. M. 4, 472:jura et nomina,
id. ib. 10, 346:fasque nefasque,
id. ib. 6, 585:in chaos,
id. ib. 2, 299:mare caelo,
Juv. 6, 283 (cf.:caelum terris miscere,
id. 2, 25):ora fractis in ossibus,
i. e. to disfigure the features, make them undistinguishable, Ov. M. 5, 58; Sen. Troad. 1117; cf.:omnia corporis lineamenta,
Petr. 105, 10; Just. 3, 5, 11;and vultus,
Luc. 2, 191; 3, 758; Stat. Th. 2, 232:oris notas,
Curt. 8, 3, 13:si irruptione fluminis fines agri confudit inundatio,
Dig. 19, 2, 31:ossa Non agnoscendo confusa reliquit in ore,
Ov. M. 12, 251:vultum Lunae,
to cloud, obscure, id. ib. 14, 367.—Of disordered health:neque apparet, quod corpus confuderit,
Cels. 3, 5, 3.—Trop., of intellectual confusion, to disturb, disconcert, confound, perplex (freq. after the Aug. per.;II.perh. not in Cic.): audientium animos, etc.,
Liv. 45, 42, 1; 34, 50, 1:cum confusa memoria esset,
id. 5, 50, 6:nos (fulmina),
Quint. 8, 3, 5; Plin. Ep. 3, 10, 2:me gravi dolore (nuntius),
id. ib. 5, 5, 1; Quint. 1, 12, 1:intellectum,
Plin. 21, 18, 70, § 117:inmitem animum imagine tristi,
Tac. H. 1, 44:Alexander pudore confusus,
Curt. 7, 7, 23:illum ingens confundit honos inopinaque turbat gloria,
Stat. Th. 8, 283; Juv. 7, 68:diligentiam monitoris confundit multitudo,
Col. 1, 9, 7.—To diffuse, suffuse, spread over (rare).A.Prop.:2.cibus in eam venam, quae cava appellatur, confunditur,
diffuses itself, Cic. N. D. 2, 55, 137:vinum in ea (vasa),
Col. 12, 28 fin.:cruorem in fossam,
Hor. S. 1, 8, 28.—Poet., to throw in great numbers:B.tela per foramina muri,
Sil. 14, 333.—Trop.:aliquid in totam orationem,
Cic. de Or. 2, 79, 322:vim quandam sentientem atque divinam, quae toto confusa mundo sit,
id. Div. 2, 15, 35: rosa ingenuo confusa rubore, suffused with, etc., Col. poët. 10, 260.—Hence, confūsus, a, um, P. a. (acc. to I. B. 2.), brought into disorder, confused, perplexed, disorderly (class. in prose and poetry):ruina mundi,
Lucr. 6, 607; cf.natura,
id. 6, 600:vox,
id. 4, 562; 4, 613; cf.:oratio confusa, perturbata,
Cic. de Or. 3, 13, 50:stilus,
Quint. 1, 1, 28:verba,
Ov. M. 2, 666; 12, 55; 15, 606:suffragium,
Liv. 26, 18, 9 Drak. ad loc. (cf.:confusio suffragiorum,
Cic. Mur. 23, 47):confusissimus mos,
Suet. Aug. 44:clamor,
Liv. 30, 6, 2.—With abl.:ipse confusus animo,
Liv. 6, 6, 7; cf. id. 35, 35, 18:maerore,
id. 35, 15, 9:eodem metu,
Quint. 1, 10, 48:somnio,
Suet. Caes. 7:irā, pudore,
Curt. 7, 7, 23; cf. Ov. H. 21, 111; id. Tr. 3, 1, 81:fletu,
Petr. 134, 6:turbā querelarum,
Just. 32, 2, 3 al.:ex recenti morsu animi,
Liv. 6, 34, 8.— Absol.:Masinissa ex praetorio in tabernaculum suum confusus concessit,
Liv. 30, 15, 2:nunc onusti cibo et vino perturbata et confusa cernimus,
Cic. Div. 1, 29, 60; Petr. 74, 10; 91, 1 al.:confusus atque incertus animi,
Liv. 1, 7, 6:rediit confuso voltu,
id. 41, 15, 1; Ov. Tr. 3, 5, 11:ore confuso,
Curt. 6, 7, 18; cf.:confusior facies,
Tac. A. 4, 63:pavor confusior,
Plin. 7, prooem. 1, § 5.— Hence, confūsē, adv., confusedly, without order, disorderly (several times in Cic.; elsewh. rare;not in Quint.): confuse et permiste dispergere aliquid,
Cic. Inv. 1, 30, 49:loqui,
id. Fin. 2, 9, 27; cf.:confuse varieque sententias dicere,
Gell. 14, 2, 17:agere,
Cic. N. D. 3, 8, 19:utraque res conjuncte et confuse comparata est, Auct. her. 4, 47, 60: universis mancipiis constitutum pretium,
in the lump, Dig. 21, 1, 36.—* Comp.:confusius acta res est,
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4 admisceo
Iadmiscere, admiscui, admistus V TRANSmix, mix together; involve; add an ingredient to; contaminate; confuse, mix upIIadmiscere, admiscui, admixtus V TRANSmix, mix together; involve; add an ingredient to; contaminate; confuse, mix up -
5 caecō
caecō āvī, ātus, āre [caecus], to make blind, blind: largitione mentīs imperitorum: ut (animi acies) ne caecetur erroribus: caecata mens subito terrore, L.: pectora serie caecata laborum, O.—Of style: celeritate caecata oratio, made obscure.* * *caecare, caecavi, caecatus Vblind; obscure, confuse, hide; morally blindstu caeco -- throw dust, deceive
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6 cōn-fundō
cōn-fundō fūdī, fūsus, ere, to pour together, mingle, mix, blend: ius confusum sectis herbis, H.: (venenum) in poculo confusum: Cumque tuis lacrimis nostras, O.: (Alpheus) Siculis confunditur undis, mingles, V.—To pour out: cruor in fossam confusus, H.—Fig., to mingle, unite, join, combine, blend: vera cum falsis: vis toto confusa mundo: res p. ex tribus generibus confusa: duo populi in unum confusi, L.: Diversum confusa genus panthera camelo, i. e. the giraffe, H.: Rusticus urbano confusus, H.—Poet.: proelia cum Marte, H.—To confound, confuse, jumble together, disorder: signa et ordines peditum atque equitum, L.: foedus, to violate, V.: Imperium, promissa, preces in unum, mingles together, O.: fasque nefasque, O.: mare caelo, Iu.: ora fractis in ossibus, i. e. make undistinguishable, O.: voltum Lunae, to obscure, O.—To disturb, disconcert, confound, perplex: confusa memoria, L.: Rutulum, Iu.—To diffuse, suffuse, spread over: cibus in venam confunditur, diffuses itself: aliquid in totam orationem. -
7 cōnsternō
cōnsternō āvī, ātus, āre, to confound, perplex, terrify, alarm, affright, dismay: animo consternati, Cs.: hostīs, etc., L.: consternati Timores, O.: metu servitutis ad arma consternati, driven in terror, L.: consternatae cohortes, panic-stricken, L.: consternatus ab sede suo, L.: equos, L.: Consternantur equi, O.* * *Iconsternare, consternavi, consternatus V TRANSconfound/shock/confuse/perplex/dismay; terrify/alarm/frighten, drive frantic; overcome; stretch/lay out upon the ground; excite to sedition/revolt/mutinyIIconsternere, constravi, constratus V TRANSstrew/cover/spread (rugs); cover/lay/pave/line; bring down, lay low; calm (sea) -
8 con-turbō
con-turbō āvī, ātus, āre, to confuse, disturb, derange, disorder, confound: ordines (militum), S.: rem p., S.—Fig., to disturb, disquiet: mihi Rationes, upset my plans, T.: te.—Esp., in business, with ellips. of rationes, to confound accounts, fail, be insolvent, be bankrupt: me conturbare oportet?: Sic Pedo conturbat, Iu. -
9 dīspergō or dīspargō
dīspergō or dīspargō sī, sus, ere [dis- + spargo], to scatter, spread abroad, disperse: tibi cerebrum, T.: per agros passim corpus: membrorum collectio dispersa: dispersa inmittit silvis incendia, V.: quae (duo milia evocatorum) totā acie, Cs.: in omnīs partīs dispersa multitudo, Cs. —Esp., P. perf., scattered, straggling: ut homines dispersi vagarentur: dispersos (milites) subito adortus, Cs.: dispersi a suis pars cedere, etc., S.— To besprinkle, bespatter: cerebro viam, T.—Fig., to scatter, conduct without order, disperse: partīs argumentandi confuse: bellum tam longe lateque dispersum: plebis vis dispersa in multitudine, without organization, S.: vitam in auras, V.— To spread abroad: falsos rumores, Ta. -
10 ob-turbō
ob-turbō āvī, ātus, āre, to make turbid, disorder, confuse, trouble, disturb: hostes, Ta.: Itane vero obturbat? interrupts, T.: me litterae obturbant, distract. -
11 per-turbō
per-turbō āvī, ātus, āre, to confuse, disturb, confound, throw into disorder: aciem, S.: omnia, T.: aetatum ordinem: nox perturbat omnia: reliquos (milites) incertis ordinibus, Cs.—Fig., to disturb, discompose, embarrass, confound: mentīs animosque, Cs.: de rei p. salute perturbari: magno animi motu perturbatus: perturbatis sensibus Derepit (sus), Ph.: qui perturbantur, copiasne ducere... an, etc., are utterly at a loss, Cs. -
12 prae-stringō
prae-stringō inxī, ictus, ere, to draw together, fasten up, bind fast, compress: Syracosio (laqueo) praestrictā fauce, O.—Fig., of the sight, to make dull, blunt, dim, dazzle: oculos: fulguribus praestringentibus aciem oculorum, blinding, L.—Of the mind, to dazzle, confuse, overwhelm, baffle: aciem animorum nostrorum virtutis splendore: oculos mentis: praestigias. -
13 turbō
turbō āvī, ātus (turbāssitur for turbātum erit, C.), āre [turba], to make an uproar, move confusedly, be in disorder: instat, turbatque (Achilles), rages, O.: turbant trepida ostia Nili (i. e. trepidant), V.— To disturb, a<*>itate, confound, disorder, throw into confusion: mare ventorum vi turbari: hibernum mare, H.: eversae turbant convivia mensae, O.: turbatis capillis stare, O.: turbata capillos, O.—In war, to throw into disorder, break, disorganize: equitatus turbaverat ordines, L.: Hic rem Romanam, magno turbante tumultu, Sistet, V.—Of water, to trouble, make thick, turbid: lacūs, O.: limo aquam, H.—Fig., to make confusion, cause disorder: turbent porro, quam velint, T.: omnibus in rebus turbare, i. e. derange all his affairs: si una alterave civitas turbet, Ta.: si in Hispaniā turbatum esset: totis Usque adeo turbatur agris, i. e. there is confusion, V.— To confound, confuse, disturb, unsettle: non modo illa, quae erant aetatis, permiscuit, sed etiam turbavit: ne quid ille turbet vide: ne incertā prole auspicia turbarentur, L.* * *Iturbare, turbavi, turbatus Vdisturb, agitate, throw into confusionIIthat which whirls; whirlwind, tornado; spinning top; spiral, round, circleIIIthat which whirls; whirlwind, tornado; spinning top; spiral, round, circle -
14 ammisceo
ammiscere, ammiscui, ammixtus V TRANSmix, mix together; involve; add an ingredient to; contaminate; confuse, mix up -
15 commisceo
commiscere, commiscui, commixtus V TRANSintermingle, mix together/up, combine (ingredients); unite/join sexually; mingle (with another race); transact business (w/cum), discuss; confuse -
16 confundo
confundere, confudi, confusus V TRANSpour/mix/mass/bring together; combine/unite/blend/merge; spread over, diffuse; upset/confuse; blur/jumble; bring disorder/ruin; disfigure; bewilder, dismay -
17 conturbo
conturbare, conturbavi, conturbatus Vconfuse, disquiet/confound/derange/dismay, upset/mix up; go bankrupt, default -
18 excaeco
excaecare, excaecavi, excaecatus V TRANSblind (completely), confuse/hide/obscure; dull/dim; block channel; de-eye plant -
19 immisceo
immiscere, immiscui, immixtus Vmix in, mingle; confuse -
20 perturbo
perturbare, perturbavi, perturbatus Vconfuse, throw into confusion; disturb, perturb, trouble; alarm
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