stupefy

  • 11stupefy — verb /ˈstupəˌfaɪ/ To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to dazzle. See Also: stupe, stupid, stupor, stupendous …

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  • 12stupefy — stu·pe·fy st(y)ü pə .fī vt, fied; fy·ing to make stupid, groggy, or insensible <stupefied by anesthesia> …

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  • 13stupefy — Synonyms and related words: KO, addle, amaze, anesthetize, appall, astonish, astound, awe, awestrike, bedaze, bedazzle, bemuse, benumb, besot, bewilder, blunt, boggle, bowl down, bowl over, chloroform, coldcock, confound, daze, dazzle, deaden,… …

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  • 14stupefy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. deaden, dull, numb, narcotize; stun, astound, daze, dumbfound. See insensibility, surprise. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To stun] Syn. dull, numb, benumb; see deaden 1 . 2. [To amaze] Syn. astound,… …

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  • 15stupefy —  , stupefied, stupefaction  Don’t confuse the spelling with stupid …

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  • 16stupefy — [[t]stju͟ːpɪfaɪ, stu͟ː [/t]] stupefies, stupefying, stupefied VERB If something stupefies you, it shocks or surprises you so much that you cannot think properly for a while. [FORMAL] [V n] ...a violent slap on the side of the head, which stunned… …

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  • 17stupefy — stu·pe·fy || stuːpɪfaɪ / tju v. dull the senses; stun, make senseless; amaze, astound …

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  • 18stupefy — [ stju:pɪfʌɪ] verb (stupefies, stupefying, stupefied) 1》 make (someone) unable to think or feel properly. 2》 astonish and shock. Derivatives stupefaction noun stupefier noun stupefying …

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  • 19stupefy — v. a. [Written also Stupify.] Dull, blunt, benumb, muddle, hebetate, make stupid make dull, make torpid …

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  • 20stupefy — verb 1) the blow had stupefied her Syn: stun, daze, knock unconscious, knock out, lay out 2) they were stupefied from the wine Syn: drug, sedate, tranquilize, intoxicate, inebriate; informal dope 3) …

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