cause to stumble

  • 1Stumble — Stum ble, v. t. 1. To cause to stumble or trip. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: To mislead; to confound; to perplex; to cause to err or to fall. [1913 Webster] False and dazzling fires to stumble men. Milton. [1913 Webster] One thing more stumbles me in… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2stumble — [stum′bəl] vi. stumbled, stumbling [ME stumblen < Scand, as in Norw dial. stumba, ON stumra < IE base * stem , to bump against, hamper > STAMMER, Ger stumm, Du stom, mute] 1. to trip or miss one s step in walking, running, etc. 2. to… …

    English World dictionary

  • 3stumble — stumbler, n. stumblingly, adv. /stum beuhl/, v., stumbled, stumbling, n. v.i. 1. to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip. 2. to walk or go unsteadily: to stumble down a dark passage. 3. to… …

    Universalium

  • 4stumble — I. verb (stumbled; stumbling) Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect stumle to stumble Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to fall into sin or waywardness b. to make an error ; blunder …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 5stumble — [c]/ˈstʌmbəl / (say stumbuhl) verb (stumbled, stumbling) –verb (i) 1. to strike the foot against something in walking, running, etc., so as to stagger or fall; trip. 2. to walk or go unsteadily. 3. to make a slip, mistake, or blunder, especially… …

  • 6stumble — I. v. a. 1. Obstruct, trip, cause to stumble. 2. Perplex, confound, puzzle, nonplus, confuse, embarrass, pose. II. v. n. 1. Trip, miss one s footing, make a false step. 2. Err, do wrong. III. n. 1 …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 7stumble — stumble, trip, blunder, lurch, flounder, lumber, galumph, lollop, bumble can mean to move unsteadily, clumsily, or with defective equilibrium (as in walking, in doing, or in proceeding). Stumble, trip, blunder, lurch, and flounder as applied to… …

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  • 8Conditional preservation of the saints — The Five Articles of Remonstrance Conditional election Unlimited atonement Total depravity …

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  • 9πταίσαντ' — πταίσαντα , πταίω cause to stumble aor part act neut nom/voc/acc pl πταίσαντα , πταίω cause to stumble aor part act masc acc sg πταίσαντι , πταίω cause to stumble aor part act masc/neut dat sg πταίσαντε , πταίω cause to stumble aor part act… …

    Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • 10trip up — verb 1. detect a blunder or misstep (Freq. 1) The reporter tripped up the senator • Syn: ↑catch • Derivationally related forms: ↑trip up • Hypernyms: ↑learn, ↑ …

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