meaning of confounds

1. To mingle and blend, so that different elements can not be distinguished; to confuse.
2.
To mistake for another; to identify falsely.
3.
To throw into confusion or disorder; to perplex; to strike with amazement; to dismay.
4.
To destroy; to ruin; to waste.
5.
mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the ">secretary"


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confound | confounded | confoundedly | confoundedness | confounder | confounding |

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