"empuzzle" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: empuzzles [present, singular, third-person], empuzzling [participle, present], empuzzled [participle, past], empuzzled [past]
Etymology: From em- + puzzle. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|em|puzzle}} em- + puzzle Head templates: {{en-verb}} empuzzle (third-person singular simple present empuzzles, present participle empuzzling, simple past and past participle empuzzled)
  1. (archaic) To puzzle. Tags: archaic

Inflected forms

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