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   Perplex , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perplexed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Perplexing.] [L. perplexari. See Perplex, a.]
   To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated, and difficult to be unraveled or understood; as, to perplex one with doubts.
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   No artful wildness to perplex the scene.
   Pope.
   
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   What was thought obscure, perplexed, and too hard for our weak parts, will lie open to the understanding in a fair view.
   Locke.
   
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   To embarrass; to puzzle; to distract; to bewilder; to confuse; to trouble with ambiguity, suspense, or anxiety. “Perplexd beyond self-explication.”  
   Shak.
   
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   We are perplexed, but not in despair.
   2 Cor. iv. 8.
   
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   We can distinguish no general truths, or at least shall be apt to perplex the mind.
   Locke.
   
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   To plague; to vex; to torment.
   Glanvill.
   
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   Syn. -- To entangle; involve; complicate; embarrass; puzzle; bewilder; confuse; distract. See Embarrass.
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   Perplex, a. [L. perplexus entangled, intricate; per + plectere, plexum, to plait, braid: cf. F. perplexe. See Per-, and Plait.] Intricate; difficult. [Obs.]
   Glanvill.
   
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