confuse

to make unclear or hard to separate

Roots

  • com-: with, together, complete, or intensified
  • fund / fus: pour, pour out, or melt into a flow

Other words with the fund / fus root

  • confound: to confuse, mix up, or bewilder
  • diffuse: spread out; wordy or not concentrated
  • fuse: to join or melt together
  • fusion: a joining or blending into one
  • futile: unable to produce a useful result
  • infuse: to fill or soak with something
  • profuse: abundant, lavish, or poured out in large amount

Confuse is the familiar mixing word: separate pieces get blended until the mind loses the edge between them.

The similar answer choices confused her until she wrote down the roots.

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