also: まがう
godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
be easily mistaken for; be indistinguishable from; look just like
Modern use is limited to the attributive form まごう (or まごうことなき/まごう方なき) meaning 'unmistakable' or 'undoubted'. The verb itself is rarely conjugated otherwise.
彼はまごうことなき天才だ。
He is an unmistakable genius.
それはまごう方なき事
That is an undeniable fact.
godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
Archaic sense; not used in modern Japanese. Found in classical texts.
古典では「まごう」が入り乱れる意で使われることがある。
In classical texts, まごう can be used to mean 'to be intermingled'.