perplext (perpleks)

and n. [OF. perplex, F. perplexe = Sp. perplejo = Pg. perplexo = It. perple o, How the soul directs the spirit for the motion of the body according to the several animal exigents is as perplex in the theory as either of the former. Glanville, Vanity of Dogmatizing, iii. II. n. A difficulty; an entanglement; something hard to understand; a perplexity. There's a perplex ! I could have wished had added notes. . the author Goldsmith, Citizen of the World, cxiii. perplex (per-pleks'), v . t . [ perplex , a.] 1. To make intricate; involve; entangle; make complicated and difficult to be understood or unraveled. Are not the choicest fables of the poets, That were the fountains and first springs of wisdom, Wrapped in perplexed allegories? B. Jonson, Alchemist, ii. 1. His tongue Dropped manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason, to perplex and dash Maturest counsels. Milton , P. L., ii. 114. I much admir'd the con torsions of the Thea roote, which was so perplex'd , large, and intricate, and with all hard as box. Evelyn , Diary, March 11, 1690. There is one unintelligible word, which I fear will extremely perplex my di ertation. Steele, Tatler, No. 25. 2. To embarra ; puzzle; distract; bewilder; trouble with suspense, anxiety, or ambiguity. We are perplexed, but not in despair. 2 Cor. iv. 8. Love with Doubts perplexes still thy Mind. Congreve, tr. of Ovid's Art of Love. IMG:content-2750.png:[blocks in formation] The