"empuzzle" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: empuzzles [present, singular, third-person], empuzzling [participle, present], empuzzled [participle, past], empuzzled [past]
Etymology: em- + puzzle Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|puzzle|alt1=em}} 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
    Sense id: en-empuzzle-en-verb-W6Vro~mW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-

Inflected forms

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