Maze Definition
māz
mazed, mazes, mazing
noun
mazes
A confusing, intricate network of winding pathways; specif., such a network with one or more pathways that are shut off at their ends, used as in behavioral testing of animals.
Webster's New World
Any situation characterized by confusing or bewildering complexity.
Webster's New World
A graphic puzzle, the solution of which is an uninterrupted path through an intricate pattern of line segments from a starting point to a goal.
American Heritage
Something made up of many confused or conflicting elements; a tangle.
Wiktionary
A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way.
Wiktionary
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verb
mazed, mazing
To confuse; bewilder.
Webster's New World
To stupefy; daze.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Maze
Noun
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mazesOrigin of Maze
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Middle English mase, from an aphetic variant of Middle English masen (“to perplex, bewilder"), or perhaps from Old English *mæs "delusion, bewilderment". Akin to Old English āmasian (“to perplex, confound"), Icelandic masa (“to chatter"). More at amaze.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English mase confusion, maze from masen to confuse, daze from Old English āmasian to confound amaze
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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