01 v. t. To mingle and blend, so that different elements can not be distinguished; to confuse.
imp. & p. p.
Confounded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Confounding
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To mingle and blend, so that different elements can not be distinguished; to confuse.“They who strip not ideas from the marks men use for them, but confound them with words, must have endless dispute.” — Locke.“Let us go down, and there confound their language.” — Gen. xi. 7.
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To mistake for another; to identify falsely.“They [the tinkers] were generally vagrants and pilferers, and were often confounded with the gypsies.” — Macaulay.
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To throw into confusion or disorder; to perplex; to strike with amazement; to dismay.“The gods confound... The Athenians both within and out that wall.” — Shak.“They trusted in thee and were not confounded.” — Ps. xxii. 5.“So spake the Son of God, and Satan stood A while as mute, confounded what to say.” — Milton.
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