mystify
verb (used with object)
to perplex, puzzle, or baffle; defy the understanding of.
have mystified
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present perfectof mystify.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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To date, two unexpected characteristics — its shape and how fast it accelerated after passing the Sun — have mystified astronomers.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2023
EV and hybrid drivers in the Washington region have for years taken advantage of the end-run around the carpooling requirement to drive on HOV lanes, but the rules have mystified others.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 11, 2022
Since the Fed adopted that target in 2012, inflation has failed to consistently reach that high for reasons that have mystified the Fed and most economists.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2020
The most dramatic exchange in the Las Vegas debate turned on a phrase that might have mystified any viewers who hadn’t been following the Libertarian primary.
From The New Yorker ● May 26, 2016
She would have dearly loved to supplement her information about Mr. Scobbs, proprietor of many hotels, and to have mystified him with her knowledge of Western Canada, but she refrained.
From The Green Rust by Edgar Wallace
