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The definition of amaze means to shock or surprise someone.

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An example of the word amaze is when a man proposes to a woman unexpectedly.

See amaze in Webster's New World College Dictionary

to fill with great surprise or sudden wonder; astonish
Obsolete to bewilder

Origin: ME (only in pp. amased) < OE āmasian: < ā-, a- + base akin to Norw masast, to fall asleep, Swed mos, sluggish, sleepy

noun

Old Poet. amazement

Related Forms:

amazedly adverb
amazing adjective
amazingly adverb

See amaze in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es

verb, transitive

To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise.
Obsolete To bewilder; perplex.

verb, intransitive

To cause great wonder or astonishment: a sight that amazes.

noun

Amazement; wonder.

Origin:

Origin: From Middle English masen, to bewilder,

Origin: and from amased, bewildered (from Old English āmasod)

Origin: , both from Old English āmasian, to bewilder

Origin: : ā-, intensive pref.

Origin: + *masian, to confuse

Related Forms:

a·mazˈed·ly (ə-māˈzĭd-lē) adverb

a·mazˈed·ness noun

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