Meanings
confuscate1
verbconfuscate (third-person singular simple present confuscates, present participle confuscating, simple past and past participle confuscated)
present singular third person confuscates · participle present confuscating · participle past confuscated · past confuscated
- To confuse, confound, or perplex.
Synonyms: confusticate
- To complicate; to cause confusion.
confuscate2
verb
- misspellingMisspelling of confiscate.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo confuse, confound, or perplex.
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confuscate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confuscate
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“confuscate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confuscate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “confuscate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confuscate.
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