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  • 31perplex — v. a. 1. Entangle, tangle, complicate, involve, snarl, make intricate, make difficult, encumber. 2. Embarrass, puzzle, distract, pose, bewilder, beset, mystify, confuse, confound, pother. 3. Plague, vex, harass, tease, molest, trouble, annoy,… …

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  • 32complicate — I. v. a. Involve, entangle, make complex, make intricate. II. a.; (also complicated) See complex, in both senses …

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  • 33complicate — v 1. involve, make complex, make intricate; maneuver, scheme, contrive, manipulate, juggle; plan, plot, cast, frame, brew, hatch, concoct, devise. 2. embroil, entangle, snarl, tangle, muddle, mix up, jumble, Sl. mess up, Sl. screw up; clog,… …

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  • 34involve — [in välv′, invôlv′] vt. involved, involving [ME involven < L involvere < in , in + volvere, to roll: see WALK] 1. Archaic to enfold or envelop as in a wrapping [fog involved the shoreline] 2. Obs. to wind spirally; coil up 3. to make… …

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  • 35Involve — In*volve , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Involved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Involving}.] [L. involvere, involutum, to roll about, wrap up; pref. in in + volvere to roll: cf. OF. involver. See {Voluble}, and cf. {Involute}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To roll or fold up;… …

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  • 36Involved — Involve In*volve , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Involved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Involving}.] [L. involvere, involutum, to roll about, wrap up; pref. in in + volvere to roll: cf. OF. involver. See {Voluble}, and cf. {Involute}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To roll or… …

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  • 37Involving — Involve In*volve , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Involved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Involving}.] [L. involvere, involutum, to roll about, wrap up; pref. in in + volvere to roll: cf. OF. involver. See {Voluble}, and cf. {Involute}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To roll or… …

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  • 38Perplex — Per*plex , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perplexed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perplexing}.] [L. perplexari. See {Perplex}, a.] 1. To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated, and difficult to be unraveled or understood; as, to perplex one with… …

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  • 39Perplexed — Perplex Per*plex , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perplexed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perplexing}.] [L. perplexari. See {Perplex}, a.] 1. To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated, and difficult to be unraveled or understood; as, to perplex one… …

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  • 40Perplexing — Perplex Per*plex , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perplexed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perplexing}.] [L. perplexari. See {Perplex}, a.] 1. To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated, and difficult to be unraveled or understood; as, to perplex one… …

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