Definition of amaze Amaze

/ʌmejˈz/ - [umeyz] - a•maze

We found 10 definitions of amaze from 6 different sources.

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What does amaze mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

amazes, amazing, amazed  

amaze - affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"
  astonish, astound
  surprise cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"
  dazzle amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill; "Her arguments dazzled everyone"; "The dancer dazzled the audience with his turns and jumps"
amaze - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
  perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, dumbfound
  bedevil, befuddle, confound, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, confuse, throw make stupid with alcohol
  puzzle over try to solve
  figure out, puzzle out, solve, lick, work out, work find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"
  mix up, stump remove tree stumps from; "stump a field"
  riddle set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle"
  elude, escape escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • amaze (v. t.)
    To bewilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze.
  • amaze (v. t.)
    To confound, as by fear, wonder, extreme surprise; to overwhelm with wonder; to astound; to astonish greatly.
  • amaze (v. i.)
    To be astounded.
  • amaze (v. t.)
    Bewilderment, arising from fear, surprise, or wonder; amazement.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • amaze
    To overwhelm with surprise or sudden wonder.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • amaze
    a-māz′, v.t. to confound with surprise or wonder.—n. astonishment: perplexity (much less common than Amaze′ment).—adv. Amaz′edly, with amazement or wonder.—n. Amaze′ment, Amaz′edness (rare), surprise mingled with wonder: astonishment.—p.adj. Amaze′ing, causing amazement, astonishment: astonishing.—adv. Amaz′ingly. [Pfx. a-, and Maze.]

Part of speech

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  • amaze, verb, present, 1st person singular of amaze (infinitive).
  • amaze, verb (infinitive).
  • amaze, noun, singular of amazes.

Pronunciation

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