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    confusticate
    /kɒnˈfʌstɪkeɪt/

    verb

    • 1. confuse, confound, or perplex (someone): informal "much of the vocabulary confusticates him"

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  2. www.dictionary.com › browse › confusticateCONFUSTICATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Confusticate definition: to confuse or perplex; bewilder.. See examples of CONFUSTICATE used in a sentence.

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  3. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › confusticateconfusticate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Nov 25, 2023 · confusticate (third-person singular simple present confusticates, present participle confusticating, simple past and past participle confusticated) ( transitive, informal, chiefly US) To confuse, confound or perplex .

  4. www.yourdictionary.com › confusticateConfusticate Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Confusticate definition: (informal, chiefly US) To confuse , confound , or perplex .

  5. www.definitions.net › definition › confusticateWhat does confusticate mean? - Definitions.net

    Definition of confusticate in the Definitions.net dictionary. Meaning of confusticate. Information and translations of confusticate in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.

  6. english.stackexchange.com › questions › 254643What is deliberately using complex sentences to confuse people...

    Jun 25, 2015 · Confusticate is a portmanteau introduced by Tolkien that combines confuse and complicate to achieve the desired meaning. Usage limited only to those familiar with Tolkien's work, though, I guess. The original quotation from "The Hobbit" is "Confusticate and bebother these dwarves!"

  7. wikidiff.com › confuscate › confusticateConfuscate vs Confusticate - What's the difference? | WikiDiff

    As verbs the difference between confuscate and confusticate is that confuscate is to confuse, confound, or perplex while confusticate is...

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONFUTE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to prove a person or an argument to be wrong. Synonym. disprove. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Proving and disproving. acid test. actions speak louder than wordsidiom. anti-sexist. attest. authenticate. demonstrably. demonstration of something. dispel. disprove. do justice to someone/somethingidiom. non-evidence. probatory.