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amaze definition

amaze (ə māz′)

transitive verb amazed amazed′, amazing amaz′·ing

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

Etymology: 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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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