Definition of confound

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Confound (v. t.) To mistake for another; to identify falsely.

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Blend :: Blend (v. t.) To mix or mingle together; esp. to mingle, combine, or associate so that the separate things mixed, or the line of demarcation, can not be distinguished. Hence: To confuse; to confound..
Dash :: Dash (v. t.) To put to shame; to confound; to confuse; to abash; to depress.
Confuse :: Confuse (a.) Mixed; confounded.
Communalism :: Communalism (n.) A French theory of government which holds that commune should be a kind of independent state, and the national government a confederation of such states, having only limited powers. It is advocated by advanced French republicans; but it should not be confounded with communism..
Intrapetiolar :: Intrapetiolar (a.) Situated between the petiole and the stem; -- said of the pair of stipules at the base of a petiole when united by those margins next the petiole, thus seeming to form a single stipule between the petiole and the stem or branch; -- often confounded with interpetiolar, from which it differs essentially in meaning..
Confound :: Confound (v. t.) To mistake for another; to identify falsely.
Confound :: Confound (v. t.) To mingle and blend, so that different elements can not be distinguished; to confuse..
Wringbolt :: Wringbolt (n.) A bolt used by shipwrights, to bend and secure the planks against the timbers till they are fastened by bolts, spikes, or treenails; -- not to be confounded with ringbolt..
Confound :: Confound (v. t.) To throw into confusion or disorder; to perplex; to strike with amazement; to dismay.
Blast :: Blast (v. t.) To confound by a loud blast or din.
Schottische :: Schottische (n.) A Scotch round dance in 2-4 time, similar to the polka, only slower; also, the music for such a dance; -- not to be confounded with the Ecossaise..
Unconfounded :: Unconfounded (a.) Not confounded.
Awhape :: Awhape (v. t.) To confound; to terrify; to amaze.
Confounded :: Confounded (a.) Confused; perplexed.
Distinguish :: Distinguish (v. t.) To recognize or discern by marks, signs, or characteristic quality or qualities; to know and discriminate (anything) from other things with which it might be confounded; as, to distinguish the sound of a drum..
Distinct :: Distinct (a.) So separated as not to be confounded with any other thing; not liable to be misunderstood; not confused; well-defined; clear; as, we have a distinct or indistinct view of a prospect..
Confuse :: Confuse (v. t.) To mix or blend so that things can not be distinguished; to jumble together; to confound; to render indistinct or obscure; as, to confuse accounts; to confuse one's vision..
Unconfound :: Unconfound (v. t.) To free from a state of confusion, or of being confounded..
Freya :: Freya (n.) The daughter of Njord, and goddess of love and beauty; the Scandinavian Venus; -- in Teutonic myths confounded with Frigga, but in Scandinavian, distinct..
Astound :: Astound (a.) To astonish; to strike with amazement; to confound with wonder, surprise, or fear..
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