amaze

[uh-meyz]

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verb (used with object), a·mazed, a·maz·ing.

to overwhelm with surprise or sudden wonder; astonish greatly.
Obsolete. to bewilder; perplex.

verb (used without object), a·mazed, a·maz·ing.

to cause amazement: a new art show that delights and amazes.

noun

Archaic. amazement.

Origin of amaze

before 1000; Middle English amasen, Old English āmasian to confuse, stun, astonish. See a-³, maze

Synonyms

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1. astound, dumfound, stun, flabbergast. See surprise.

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Contemporary Examples

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Historical Examples

Alderling repeated in a tone of amaze at the inadequacy of my epithet.
Questionable Shapes
William Dean Howells
Mrs Harris often and often says to me, "Sairey Gamp," she says, "you raly do amaze me!"
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Charles Dickens
Anne threw in, the only stop-gap she could catch at in her amaze.
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Alice Brown
"Why, that's more than ever I would have looked for, Elder," exclaimed Standish in amaze.
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Jane G. Austin
She viewed her lover in amaze, and cold and scornful was her gaze.
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British Dictionary definitions for amaze

amaze

verb (tr)

to fill with incredulity or surprise; astonish
an obsolete word for bewilder

noun

an archaic word for amazement

Word Origin

Old English āmasian

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Word Origin and History for amaze

v.

early 13c., amasian "stupefy, make crazy," from a-, probably used here as an intensive prefix, + -masian, related to maze (q.v.). Sense of "overwhelm with wonder" is from 1580s. Related: Amazed; amazing.

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for amaze

Contemporary Examples

They still had the $81 million that has to amaze everybody on all sides of the issue.

Daniel Radcliffe may not be Harry Potter anymore but he continues to amaze us with magic.

“These words astonish me as much as they amaze you,” he said.

There's always pressure, whether it's a new film or whether it's a sequel, to entertain and amaze an audience.

Lady Gaga Experiments with Rotten Teeth: Lady Gaga never ceases to amaze with her bizarre fashion choices.

Historical Examples

Alderling repeated in a tone of amaze at the inadequacy of my epithet.

Mrs Harris often and often says to me, "Sairey Gamp," she says, "you raly do amaze me!"

Anne threw in, the only stop-gap she could catch at in her amaze.

"Why, that's more than ever I would have looked for, Elder," exclaimed Standish in amaze.

She viewed her lover in amaze, and cold and scornful was her gaze.

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Word Origin

Word Origin and History for amaze

v.

Origin of amaze