a·maze  ( ə-m āz )
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v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr.1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. To cause great wonder or astonishment: a sight that amazes.
[From Middle English masen, to bewilder, and from amased, bewildered (from Old English āmasod), both from Old English āmasian, to bewilder : ā-, intensive pref. + *masian, to confuse.]
a·mazed·ly (ə-māzĭd-lē) adv. a·mazed·ness n. |
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