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stupefy

stu·pefy

UK/ˈst(j)upəˌfaɪ/ US/ˈst͡ʃupəˌfaɪ/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.
2.

be a mystery or bewildering to

  • “This beats me!”
  • “Got me--I don”
  • “;”
  • “;”
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3.

make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow

  • “stun fish”
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Origin

From Middle French stupéfier, from Latin stupefaciō (“strike dumb, stun with amazement, stupefy”), from stupeō (“to be stunned, speechless”) (see English stupid, stupor) + faciō (“to do, make”).

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