wil·der 1 
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ĭl
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ər)
v. wil·dered, wil·der·ing, wil·ders
Archaic
v.tr.1. To lead astray; mislead.
2. To bewilder; perplex.
v.intr.1. To lose one's way.
2. To become bewildered.
[Perhaps Middle English *wildren, blend of wilden, to be wild (from wilde, wild; see WILD) and wanderen, to wander; see WANDER.]
wilder·ment n.