Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

empuzzle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: em-puz-zle
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"It hath empuzzeled the enquiries of others to apprehend […] how without fear or doubt she could discourse with such a creature, or hear a Serpent speak, without suspition of imposture."
"They twist and trip and intervolve it well, Flinging their phasms fantastically high, Circling her chair with maze inscrutable, Not to be follow’d by th’ empuzzled eye."

Etymology

From em- + puzzle.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: em

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

empuzzles (present, singular) empuzzling (participle, present) empuzzled (participle, past) empuzzled (past)

Questions

What does empuzzle mean?: To puzzle.
Where does empuzzle come from?: From em- + puzzle.

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