Confuse
Confuse verb - To undo the proper order or arrangement of.
Usage example: vandals had hopelessly confused the papers in the office files
Order
Order verb - To put into a particular arrangement.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Brooks commits a very similar murder to the one his daughter commits in order to confuse the authorities.
Source: Jack the Ripoff -
Outside the US the filler shows were sometimes dropped and the Dexter cartoons shown in a different order.Do NOT confuse with that other Dexter; much tragedy will come of it.
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Brooks goes out of his way to commit a very similar murder to the one his daughter commits in order to confuse the authorities.
Source: Film / Mr. Brooks
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