25
darken(verb, lighten, unlit, shaded)
11
confuse(verb, support, calm)
9
dim
8
obscure(verb, clear, confuse, hide, conceal)
8
dull(verb, confuse)
6
cloud(verb, confuse)
5
blur
4
blacken
4
complicate(verb, confuse)
3
befog
3
conceal
3
distort
3
involve(verb, confuse)
3
obfuscate
2
becloud
2
bedim
2
bemuse(verb, confuse)
2
bewilder
2
confound
2
extinguish
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