confuse vs be

confuse and be both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confuse	No	No	Yes	No
be	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, be is a hypernym of confuse; that is, be is a word with a broader meaning than confuse:

confuse: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
be: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

confuse (verb)	be (verb)
make unclear, indistinct, or blurred	spend or use time
mistake one thing for another	work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly	have an existence, be extant
assemble without order or sense	have life, be alive
cause to feel embarrassment	form or compose
	have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
	occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
	be identical to; be someone or something
	be identical or equivalent to
	represent, as of a character on stage
	be priced at
	to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form

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