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View synonyms for amaze
amaze
[ uh-meyz ]
verb (used with object)
amazed, amazing.
- 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
- Obsolete. to bewilder; perplex.
verb (used without object)
amazed, amazing.
- to cause amazement:
The museum has a new art show that delights and amazes.
noun
- Archaic. amazement.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of amaze1
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of amaze1
Old English āmasian
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Synonym Study
See surprise.
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