amaze
English
/əˈmeɪz/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To fill with wonder and surprise; to astonish, astound, surprise or perplex.
- (intransitive) To undergo amazement; to be astounded.
- (obsolete) To stupefy; to knock unconscious.
- (obsolete) To bewilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze.
- (obsolete) To terrify, to fill with panic.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English amasen (perplex, bewilder) inherited from Old English āmasian (perplex, astonish, confound, confuse) prefix from English maze.
Origin
English
maze
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- amazeballs English
- amazeful English
- amazement English
- amazest English
- amazeth English
- amazing English
- amazingly English
- amazingness English
- balls English
- bemaze English
- extramaze English
- intramaze English
- maze English
- mazeful English
- mazelike English
- mazement English
- mazework English
- mazy English
- unamazing English
- watermaze English
- アメージング Japanese
- āmasian Old English
- amasen Middle English
- mase Middle English