addle

ad·dle

 (ăd′l)

v. ad·dled, ad·dling, ad·dles

v.tr.

To cause (someone) to think unclearly; confuse: "My brain is a bit addled by whiskey" (Eugene O'Neill). See Synonyms at befuddle.

v.intr.

1. To become confused.

2. To become rotten, as an egg.

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[From Middle English adel, rotten, from Old English adel, pool of excrement.]

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addle

(ˈædəl)

vb

1. to make or become confused or muddled

2. to make or become rotten

adj

(in combination) indicating a confused or muddled state: addle-brained; addle-pated.

[C18: (vb), back formation from addled, from c13 addle rotten, from Old English adela filth; related to dialect German Addel liquid manure]

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addle

(ˈædəl)

vb

dialect Northern English to earn (money or one's living)

[C13: addlen, from Old Norse öthlask to gain possession of property, from ōthal property]

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ad•dle

(ˈæd l)

v. -dled, -dling,
adj. v.t., v.i.

1. to make or become confused.

2. to make or become rotten, as eggs.

adj.

3. mentally confused; muddled (usu. used in combination): addleheaded.

4. rotten: addle eggs.

[before 1000; Middle English adel rotten, Old English adela liquid, filth]

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addle

Past participle: addled
Gerund: addling

Imperative

addle

addle

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	addle - mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues" muddle, puddle mix up, jumble, confuse - assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"
	2.	addle - become rotten; "addled eggs"   go bad, spoil - become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be eaten before it spoils"

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addle

verb

1. confuse, bewilder, mix up, muddle, perplex, fluster, stupefy, befuddle, fuddle I suppose the shock had addled his poor brain.

2. go off, turn (Brit. informal), spoil, rot, go bad, turn bad The heat had addled the milk and the stink made her retch.

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addle

verb

To cause to be unclear in mind or intent:

befuddle, bewilder, confound, confuse, discombobulate, dizzy, fuddle, jumble, mix up, muddle, mystify, perplex, puzzle.

Informal: throw.

Idiom: make one's head reel.

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Translations

troubler

andare a maleandare in rovinaconfondererovinarsiviziare

addle

vt

brain → benebeln

egg → faul werden lassen, verderben lassen

vi (egg) → verderben, faul werden

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