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ADDLE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they addle ... he / she / it addles
Past simple: addled
Past participle: addled
-ing form: addling
Sense 1
Meaning:
Become rotten
Example:
addled eggs
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "addle" is one way to...):
go bad; spoil (become unfit for consumption or use)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sense 2
Meaning:
Mix up or confuse
Example:
He muddled the issues
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "addle" is one way to...):
confuse; jumble; mix up (assemble without order or sense)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
