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Mystify

Mystify Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Mystify? [v] be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem" [v] make mysterious; "mystify the story" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Mystify: amaze \| baffle \| beat \| bewilder \| dumbfound \| flummox \| get \| gravel \| nonplus \| perplex \| pose \| puzzle \| stupefy \| vex Related Terms \| Find terms related to Mystify: addle \| amaze \| around the bush \| baffle \| bamboozle \| beat \| beat about \| beg the question \| bewilder \| bicker \| boggle \| buffalo \| cavil \| choplogic \| complicate \| confound \| confuse \| corrupt \| daze \| dodge \| equivocate \| evade \| evade the issue \| fence \| floor \| flummox \| fool \| fuddle \| garble \| get \| hedge \| hoax \| humbug \| jumble \| keep in suspense \| lick \| make unintelligible \| maze \| misadvise \| misdirect \| miseducate \| misguide \| misinform \| misinstruct \| mislead \| misteach \| mix up \| muddle \| nitpick \| nonplus \| obfuscate \| obscure \| palter \| parry \| perplex \| pervert \| pick nits \| prevaricate \| pussyfoot \| puzzle \| quibble \| scramble \| shadow \| shift \| shuffle \| shy \| sidestep \| split hairs \| stick \| stump \| tergiversate \| throw See Also \| bedevil \| bedim \| befuddle \| confound \| confuse \| discombobulate \| elude \| escape \| figure out \| fox \| fuddle \| lick \| mix up \| obscure \| overcloud \| puzzle out \| puzzle over \| riddle \| solve \| stagger \| stump \| throw \| work \| work out Mystify In Webster's Dictionary \Mys"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mystified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mystifying}.] [F. mystifier, fr. Gr. ? + L. -ficare (in comp.) to make. See 1st {Mystery}, and {-fy}.] 1. To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture. 2. To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the credulity of; as, to mystify an opponent. He took undue advantage of his credulity and mystified him exceedingly. --Ld. Campbell.

Mystify Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Mystify?

[v] be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"
[v] make mysterious; "mystify the story"

Mystify In Webster's Dictionary

\Mys"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mystified}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Mystifying}.] [F. mystifier, fr. Gr. ? + L. -ficare
(in comp.) to make. See 1st {Mystery}, and {-fy}.]
1. To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to
   understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture.

2. To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the
   credulity of; as, to mystify an opponent.

         He took undue advantage of his credulity and
         mystified him exceedingly.            --Ld.
                                               Campbell.

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