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confound

verb

/kənˈfaʊnd/

Meaning

to confuse or surprise someone, often by acting against their expectations

The magician's trick seemed to confound the entire audience.

confound it

bewilder, perplex, baffle, amaze, astonish

clarify, explain, enlighten

confound expectations, confound critics, confound logic, confound the mind

erasing or making oneself inconspicuous; to remove or diminish in significance

To sell assets in order to pay off debts; to close a business and convert assets into cash.

To restrain, suppress, or keep under control, especially emotions or desires.

to cut the wool off a sheep or to cut something with sharp tools like scissors or shears

to look with partly closed eyes

To cancel out or make ineffective; to deny the truth of something.