fuddle

fud·dle  (fdl)

v. fud·dled, fud·dling, fud·dles

v.tr.

1. To put into a state of confusion; befuddle. See Synonyms at confuse.

2. To make drunk; intoxicate.

v.intr.

To drink; tipple.

n.

A state of confusion or intoxication.

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fuddle [ˈfʌd^əl]

vb

1. (tr; often passive) to cause to be confused or intoxicated

2. (intr) to drink excessively; tipple

n

a muddled or confused state

[of unknown origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fuddle - a confused multitude of things       clutter, jumble, mare's nest, muddle, smother, welter disorderliness, disorder - a condition in which things are not in their expected places; "the files are in complete disorder" rummage - a jumble of things to be given away
Verb	1.	fuddle - make stupid with alcohol befuddle inebriate, intoxicate, soak - make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
	2.	fuddle - consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night" booze, drink ingest, consume, have, take in, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" tank - consume excessive amounts of alcohol port - drink port; "We were porting all in the club after dinner" claret - drink claret; "They were clareting until well past midnight" bar hop, pub-crawl - go from one pub to the next and get progressively more drunk; "he pub-crawled around Birmingham" bib, tipple - drink moderately but regularly; "We tippled the cognac" tope, drink - drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; "The husband drinks and beats his wife" hit it up, inebriate, souse, soak - become drunk or drink excessively wine - drink wine hold, carry - drink alcohol without showing ill effects; "He can hold his liquor"; "he had drunk more than he could carry"
	3.	fuddle - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, bedevil, throw demoralize - confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office" bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, baffle, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, stupefy, amaze, gravel, vex, pose, stick, beat, get - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" disconcert, flurry, confuse, put off - cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" disorient, disorientate - cause to be lost or disoriented be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"