Confuse
Confuse verb - To make (something) unclear to the understanding.
Usage example: stop confusing the issue with irrelevant facts
Decipher
Decipher verb - To change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language.
Common collocations
| series | confuse series | decipher series |
| time | confuse time | decipher time |
| characters | confuse characters | decipher characters |
| words | confuse words | decipher words |
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