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daze (dāz)

transitive verb dazed, dazing daz′·ing

  1. to stupefy, stun, or bewilder, as by a shock or blow
  2. to dazzle

Etymology: ME dasen < ON dasa-, refl. dasast, to become weary < dasi, lazy, tired < IE base *dhē-, to wear away > L fames, hunger

noun

a dazed condition

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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