What is the meaning of Confound?

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(v.t.) To mingle and blend, so that different elements can not be distinguished; to confuse.
(v.t.) To destroy; to ruin; to waste.
(v.t.) To mistake for another; to identify falsely.
(v.t.) To throw into confusion or disorder; to perplex; to strike with amazement; to dismay.

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