PUZ'ZLE, verb transitive [from the root of pose, which see.] 1. To perplex; to embarrass; to put to a stand; to gravel. A shrewd disputant in those points, is dexterous in puzzling others. He is perpetually puzzled and perplexed amidst his own blunders. 2. To make intricate; to entangle. The ways of heaven are dark and intricate, Puzzl'd in mazes and perplex'd with error. PUZ'ZLE, verb intransitive To be bewildered; to be awkward. PUZ'ZLE, noun Perplexity; embarrassment.
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