"remuddle" meaning in All languages combined

See remuddle on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: remuddles [present, singular, third-person], remuddling [participle, present], remuddled [participle, past], remuddled [past]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English muddle English remuddle From re- + muddle. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|re-|muddle|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English muddle English remuddle [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "again", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*wre-", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "re-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "re-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "re-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "re-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "muddle", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "remuddle", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="remuddle"> From re- + muddle. Head templates: {{en-verb}} remuddle (third-person singular simple present remuddles, present participle remuddling, simple past and past participle remuddled)
  1. To muddle something which had previously been made clear.
    Sense id: en-remuddle-en-verb-PxWBvEXg Categories (other): English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 45 55
  2. (architecture, derogatory) To remodel a building or room in a way that obscures or destroys key aspects of the original design. Tags: derogatory
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