Word

fox, v.
(foxed, foxes, foxing)

become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots
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fox

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

bedevil befuddle confound confuse discombobulate fox fuddle throw

sample sentences

"These questions confuse even the experts"
"This question completely threw me"
"This question befuddled even the teacher"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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The performance is likely to %s Sue

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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The performance is likely to %s Sue

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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

discombobulation

semantic pointers

hypernym

be

hyponym

demoralize puzzle, bewilder, mystify, baffle, amaze, perplex, vex, stick, get, beat, pose, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, dumbfound disorient, disorientate

verb group

confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off

deceive somebody
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

flim-flam fob fox play a joke on play a trick on play tricks pull a fast one on trick

sample sentences

"We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

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Somebody ----s somebody

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

trick trickery trickery tricker

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

deceive, delude, lead on, cozen

hyponym