v. 25B6; verb
don't confuse students with too much detail : BEWILDER, baffle, mystify, bemuse, perplex, puzzle, confound, nonplus; informal flummox, faze, stump, fox; N. Amer. informal discombobulate.
the authors have confused the issue : COMPLICATE, muddle, jumble, garble, blur, obscure, cloud.
some confuse strokes with heart attacks : MIX UP, muddle up, confound; mistake for.
enlighten, simplify.