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amaze

American  
[uh-meyz] / əˈmeɪz /

verb (used with object)

amazed, amazing

  1. to overwhelm with surprise or sudden wonder; astonish greatly.

    It will never cease to amaze me how fast children grow.

    She was amazed that someone could be serious about something so incredibly absurd.
    Synonyms:
    flabbergast, stun, dumbfound, astound

  2. Obsolete. to bewilder; perplex.

verb (used without object)

amazed, amazing

  1. to cause amazement.

    The museum has a new art show that delights and amazes.

noun

  1. Archaic. amazement.

amaze British  
/ əˈmeɪz /

verb

  1. to fill with incredulity or surprise; astonish

  2. an obsolete word for bewilder

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noun

  1. an archaic word for amazement

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Related Words

See surprise.

Etymology

Origin of amaze

First recorded before 1000; from Middle English amasen, from Old English āmasian “to confuse, stun, astonish,” equivalent to a- 3, + unattested *masian “to confuse”; maze ( def. )

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