Amaze

Quick meaning: Amaze is a verb meaning To fill (someone) with surprise and wonder; to astonish, to astound, to surprise.

Meaning

To fill (someone) with surprise and wonder; to astonish, to astound, to surprise.

More Meanings

1. To stun or stupefy (someone).
2. To bewilder or perplex (someone or oneself).
3. To fill (someone) with panic; to panic, to terrify.
4. (intransitive, archaic) To experience amazement; to be astounded.
5. Amazement, astonishment; (countable) an instance of this.
6. Fear, terror.
7. (obsolete, uncountable) Stupefaction of the mind; bewilderment; (countable) an instance of this.

Example Sentences

He was amazed when he found that the girl was a robot.

And all the people were amazed, and ſaid, Is this the ſonne of Dauid?

The many musits thought the which he goes / Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes.

Spain has long fallen from amazing Europe vvith her vvit, to amuſing them vvith the greatneſs of her catholic credulity.

Word Forms

• amazes
• amazing
• amazed
• amazest
• amazedst
• amazeth

Synonyms for amaze

Depending on context, synonyms include astonish, astound, bewitch, surprise, wow, amazement.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include astound, astonish, stupify, dumbfound, flummox, bewilder.

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