Kilo Lingo

/kənˈfjuːz/

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Translation

To make someone unable to think clearly or to understand something.

Word origin

From Latin confundere, meaning to pour together or to mix up.

Origin
Latin
Root
confundere
English cognates
confusion, confound

Grammar

Verb typeregular (confuse, confuses, confused)

Examples

alike, .

Here "confuse" means to take one for the other.

more .

"Confuse" means to stop someone thinking clearly.

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"Confused" is the past form of "confuse".

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This word is part of lesson 27.