disorientate vs befuddle

disorientate and befuddle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disorientate	No	No	Yes	No
befuddle	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, befuddle is a hypernym of disorientate; that is, befuddle is a word with a broader meaning than disorientate:

disorientate: cause to be lost or disoriented
befuddle: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

Other hypernyms of disorientate include bedevil, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw.

disorientate (verb)	befuddle (verb)
cause to be lost or disoriented	be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
	make stupid with alcohol