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bewilder
English
Etymology
From be- (prefix used as an intensifier) +? wilder (“to lead astray; to go astray, wander”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /b??w?ld?(?)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /b??w?ld?/
- Rhymes: -?ld?(?)
- Hyphenation: be?wild?er
Verb
bewilder (third-person singular simple present bewilders, present participle bewildering, simple past and past participle bewildered)
- (transitive) To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices.
- Synonyms: befuddle; see also Thesaurus:confuse
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References
Further reading
- bewilder in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- bewilder in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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elude
English
Etymology
From Latin ?l?d? (“evade, elude”), from ? (“out of”), short form of ex, + l?d? (“play; trick”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??lu?d/
Verb
elude (third-person singular simple present eludes, present participle eluding, simple past and past participle eluded)
- (transitive) to evade, or escape from someone or something, especially by using cunning or skill
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 26.
- Thus the observation of human blindness and weakness is the result of all philosophy, and meets us at every turn, in spite of our endeavours to elude or avoid it.
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 26.
- (transitive) to shake off a pursuer; to give someone the slip
- (transitive) to escape understanding of; to be incomprehensible to
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- Deuel
Estonian
Noun
elude
- genitive plural of elu
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ude
Verb
elude
- third-person singular present indicative of eludere
Anagrams
- edule
Latin
Verb
?l?de
- second-person singular present active imperative of ?l?d?
Portuguese
Verb
elude
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of eludir
- second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of eludir
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e?lude/, [e?lu.ð?e]
Verb
elude
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of eludir.
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of eludir.
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