To Baffle

1. To bewilder completely; to confuse or perplex. [from 17th c.]
2. (intransitive) To struggle in vain. [from 19th c.]
3. (now rare) To foil; to thwart. [from 17th c.]
4. (obsolete) To publicly disgrace, especially of a recreant knight. [16th-17th c.]
5. (obsolete) To hoodwink or deceive (someone). [16th-18th c.]