stupefy
verb (used with object)
to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
have stupefied
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present perfectof stupefy.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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Arion has set out to banish the philological quibbling and fusty Victorian translations that have stupefied students for generations.
From Time Magazine Archive
I have stupefied myself in this way more than once; indeed, I dearly love the feeling; but I never had it to the same degree as when paddling down the Oise.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) by Andrew Lang
Indeed the sight of Flamby's hair seemed almost to have stupefied her.
From The Orchard of Tears by Sax Rohmer
The beat of the drums calling out the train-bands seemed to have stupefied the people.
From London Pride Or When the World Was Younger by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
Already there was quite a sensation as we came down the street, for our sudden appearance seemed to have stupefied the people with amazement.
From Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China by Roy Chapman Andrews
