muddle up

verb — 2 senses

muddle up

verb
1

to confuse (one or more objects with another object or other objects)

  • Whenever I meet the twins, I always muddle up their names. I call John Jim, and Jim John.
2

To mix together

  • muddle up the letters in the word, and try to make new ones.

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