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Definition of Bemuddle
1. v. t. To muddle; to stupefy or bewilder; to confuse.
Definition of Bemuddle
1. Verb. (archaic) to confuse, distort ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bemuddle
1. to confuse completely [v -DLED, -DLING, -DLES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bemuddle
Literary usage of Bemuddle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Old Virginia and Her Neighbours by John Fiske (1897)
"... which, in spite of its many merits as a diffuser of information, is very apt
to do its best to bemuddle and sophisticate plain facts. ..."
2. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1888)
"... [hue, For the menacing leg-end, " Bill-stickers beware ! " Right soon was
tremendously busy Of horrible subject and hideous Enough to bemuddle an ..."
3. Essays, Historical, and Literary by John Fiske (1902)
"... do their banking for them, rob Peter to pay Paul for carrying on a losing
business, and tinker and bemuddle things generally. It was, of course, ..."
4. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1891)
"Thus does he further and hopelessly bemuddle the subject of interest. He calls
this profit, which is not interest at all, interest, and which it is ..."
5. Proceedings by American Society of Civil Engineers (1906)
"It sometimes happens that specifications are what might be called a literary
effort, which is apt to confuse and bemuddle the contractor, who, ..."
6. The Historical Writings of John Fiske by John Fiske (1902)
"... is very apt to do its best to bemuddle and sophisticate plain facts. The period
when town meetings were most important from the wide scope of their ..."
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