amaze

a·maze

Use amaze in a sentence

Something has amazed this little boy.

verb

The definition of amaze means to shock or surprise someone.

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

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amaze

transitive verb

amazed′, amaz′ing

to fill with great surprise or sudden wonder; astonish
Obs. to bewilder

Origin of amaze

Middle English (only in past participle amased) from Old English ?masian: from ?-, a- + base akin to Norwegian masast, to fall asleep, Swedish mos, sluggish, sleepy

Old Poet. amazement

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amaze

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 of amaze

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

Related Forms:

a·maz′ed·ly
adverb

a·maz′ed·ness
noun

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present amazes, present participle amazing, simple past and past participle amazed)

To fill with wonder and surprise; to astonish, astound, surprise or perplex. [from 16th c.]
He was amazed when he found that the girl was a robot.
(intransitive) To undergo amazement; to be astounded.

Noun

(uncountable)

(now poetic) Amazement, astonishment. [from 16th c.]

Origin

From Middle English amasen (“to bewilder, perplex”), from Old English āmasian (“to confuse, astonish”), from ā- (perfective prefix) + *masian (“to confound”) from *mæs (“delusion, bewilderment”), from Proto-Germanic *mas-, *masōną (“to confound, be weary, dream”), from Proto-Indo-European *mā- (“to stupefy”). Akin to Old Norse masa (“to struggle, be confused”), Ancient Greek μάτη (mátē, “folly”), μέμαα (mémaa, “I was eager”). More at automatic.