confound Copy link Outline I. To mix and confuse1. confundo, fūdi, fūsum, 32. misceo, ui, stum and xtum, 23. commisceo, 24. perturbo, 1 (to throw into disorder)II. To perplex1. confundo, 32. implĭco, avi or ui, ītum, 13. turbo, perturbo, 1III. To disconcert greatly, abash, etc.1. exănĭmo, 12. obstŭpĕfăcio, fēci, factum, 3 (to deprive of self-possession)3. pŭdōrem injĭcĕre, incŭtĕreIV. To bring to nought • confound: I. To mix and confuse: 1. confundo, fūdi, fūsum, 3: strengthened with perturbare, of c.ing and disordering religious observances, Auct. Dom. 49, 127: v. to confuse: to c. right and wrong, fas nefasque c., Ov. 2. misceo, ui, stum and xtum, 2: he c.'d all the lowest with the highest, omnia infima summis miscuit, Cic. 3. commisceo, 2: Cic. (For construction see to mix). 4. perturbo, 1 (to throw into disorder): v. supr. (1). II. To perplex: 1. confundo, 3: to c. the minds of the hearers, audientium animos c., Liv. 2. implĭco, avi or ui, ītum, 1: unless perchance your implacable resentments have c.'d your minds, nisi forte implacabiles irae vestrae implicaverint animos vestros, Liv.: to c. any one by uncertain answers, aliquem incertis responsis implicare, Liv. 3. turbo, perturbo, 1: v. to disturb. III. To disconcert greatly, abash, etc. 1. exănĭmo, 1: to be c.'d by the fear of legal proceedings, judiciorum metu exanimari, Cic.: these words of Milo's c. and undo me, me ex. et interimunt hae voces Milonis, Cic. 2. obstŭpĕfăcio, fēci, factum, 3 (to deprive of self-possession): he was so c.'d with shame and fear, ita eum timidum obstupefecit pudor, Ter.: he c.'d the enemy by the very prodigy of daring, ipso miraculo audaciae obstupefecit hostes, Liv.: v. to amaze. Phr.: all are c.'d, stupor omnium animos tenet, Liv. 3. pŭdōrem injĭcĕre, incŭtĕre: i. e. to make ashamed: q. v. IV. To bring to nought: irrĭtum facio, frustror (rare), efficio ut aliquid frustra sit: v. to frustrate, disappoint. Phr.: "I shall never be c.'d," non confundar in aeternum, Te Deum.