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be⋅fud⋅dle
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bɪˈfʌd
l
/
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–verb (used with object),
-dled,
-dling.
1.
to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments:
politicians befuddling the public with campaign promises.
2.
to make stupidly drunk.
Origin:
1885–90;
be-
+
fuddle
Related forms:
be⋅fud⋅dler,
noun
be⋅fud⋅dle⋅ment,
noun
Synonyms:
1.
perplex, bewilder, baffle, daze, muddle.
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be·fud·dle
(bĭ-fŭd'l)
tr.v.
be·fud·dled
,
be·fud·dling
,
be·fud·dles
To confuse; perplex. See Synonyms at
confuse
.
To stupefy with or as if with alcoholic drink.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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