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ad·dle  (dl)
v. ad·dled, ad·dling, ad·dles
v.tr.
To muddle; confuse: "My brain is a bit addled by whiskey" Eugene O'Neill. See Synonyms at confuse.
v.intr.
1. To become confused.
2. To become rotten, as an egg.
[From Middle English adel, rotten, from Old English adel, pool of excrement.]
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Verb1.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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We still had a big pay-day coming to us, and for thirty-seven days, without a drink to addle our mental processes, we incessantly planned the spending of our money.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
You'll addle your brain, that's what you'll do, Philip.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
And, as to hopes of a glorious resurrection, I've often heard him say masel' that he hoped he'd go to hell, for his mother was so pious that she'd be sure to go to heaven, an' he didn't want to addle where she was.
Dracula by Stoker, Bram View in context
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