Amaze

  • 31amaze — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. astonish, astound, surprise. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. astonish, perplex, astound; see surprise 1 . See Synonym Study at surprise . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. astonish, stun, fascinate,… …

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  • 32amaze — 01. You will be [amazed] when you hear Sarah sing; she has a beautiful voice. 02. [Amazingly], no one was hurt in the accident in which a car hit a school bus full of children. 03. The witness gave an [amazingly] accurate description of the… …

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  • 33amaze — [OE] Old English āmasian meant ‘stupefy’ or ‘stun’, with perhaps some reminiscences of an original sense ‘stun by hitting on the head’ still adhering to it. Some apparently related forms in Scandinavian languages, such as Swedish masa ‘be… …

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  • 34amaze — a·maze || É™ meɪz v. astound, astonish; surprise …

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  • 35amaze — verb surprise (someone) greatly; astonish. Derivatives amazement noun Origin OE āmasian, of unknown origin …

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  • 36amaze — v. a. Astonish, astound, confound, confuse, perplex, bewilder, daze, stagger, stupefy, dumfound, dumfounder, surprise, take by surprise, strike with wonder, strike with astonishment, petrify with wonder …

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  • 37amaze — verb this shy, gawky teenager gets on the stage and amazes everyone with the best Elvis impersonation of the evening Syn: astonish, astound, surprise, stun, stagger, shock, stupefy, awe, stop someone in their tracks, leave open mouthed, leave… …

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  • 38amaze — v astound, astonish, dumfound, Inf. flabbergast; strike with wonder, stun, stagger, take aback, floor, shock, jar, jolt, Inf. bowl over, Inf. give [s.o.] a turn, Inf. catch [s.o.] up short; startle, surprise, disconcert, bewilder; dazzle,… …

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  • 39amaze — verb Syn: astonish, astound, surprise, stun, stagger, nonplus, shock, startle, stop someone in their tracks, leave open mouthed, dumbfound; informal bowl over, flabbergast; Brit.; informal knock for six; (amazed) thunderstruck, at a loss for… …

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  • 40amaze — [əˈmeɪz] verb [T] to surprise someone very much by being very impressive or unusual What amazes me is that they never get tired.[/ex] …

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