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amaze

verb
\ ə-ˈmāz How to pronounce amaze (audio) \
amazed; amazing

Definition of amaze

 (Entry 1 of 2)

transitive verb

1 : to fill with wonder : astound He amazed audiences with the power of his voice.
2 obsolete : bewilder, perplex

intransitive verb

: to show or cause astonishment The fireworks display never ceases to amaze.

amaze

noun

Definition of amaze (Entry 2 of 2)

: amazement Dick looked at the little man in amaze.— Robert Louis Stevenson

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Verb

surprise, astonish, astound, amaze, flabbergast mean to impress forcibly through unexpectedness. surprise stresses causing an effect through being unexpected but not necessarily unusual or novel. surprised to find them at home astonish implies surprising so greatly as to seem incredible. a discovery that astonished the world astound stresses the shock of astonishment. too astounded to respond amaze suggests an effect of bewilderment. amazed by the immense size of the place flabbergast may suggest thorough astonishment and bewilderment or dismay. flabbergasted by his angry refusal

Examples of amaze in a Sentence

Verb

He has amazed audiences around the world with his magic tricks. It amazes me that no one noticed the error. Her garden's beauty never fails to amaze.
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Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Your drive and ambition never cease to amaze me and your heart is filled with love & empathy for others. Jasmine Grant, Essence, "New Love Alert! Kenny Lattimore and Judge Faith Jenkins Are Engaged," 3 Sep. 2019 Mama Africa is one of a kind, and with 54 vibrant nations to explore, the wonders within her borders never cease to amaze us. Danielle Pointdujour, Essence, "Kelis' Kenyan and Tanzanian Escape Has Us Longing For Mama Africa," 30 July 2019 Where the money comes from to fill all these luxury high-rises never ceases to amaze me. Willie Brown, SFChronicle.com, "Democrats thought Mueller had the silver bullet. He fired blanks instead," 27 July 2019 What Shenault has put on tape still amazes even those who see him every day. Brian Howell, The Denver Post, "Colorado Buffaloes’ Laviska Shenault is a star, but not satisfied," 14 July 2019 To my amazing husband, who never ceases to amaze me. Mitchell Peters, Billboard, "See How the Kardashians & Jenners Celebrated Kanye West's 42nd Birthday on Social Media," 9 June 2019 The story of her conversion amazed him as much as her stories about Gavin shocked and sickened him. Leila Aboulela, Harper's magazine, "Whisky Lullaby," 10 Jan. 2019 The thing that amazed me, the lunar landing program — the Apollo program — was a lot of complex systems coming together. Sig Christenson, ExpressNews.com, "San Antonio engineer’s ‘Flying Bedstead’ helped put man on the moon," 19 July 2019 Now imagine possessing the technology to try and capture all that amazes you (and much that doesn't), over and over, forever. Ask Amy, oregonlive.com, "Ask Amy: Grandpa takes granddaughters to Paris and all he wants (and can’t get) are some pictures," 12 July 2019

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First Known Use of amaze

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for amaze

Verb and Noun

Middle English amasen, from Old English āmasian, from ā- (perfective prefix) + *masian to confuse — more at abide

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amaze

verb

English Language Learners Definition of amaze

: to surprise and sometimes confuse (someone) very much : to fill (someone) with wonder

amaze

verb
\ ə-ˈmāz How to pronounce amaze (audio) \
amazed; amazing

Kids Definition of amaze

: to surprise or puzzle very much His skill with the ball amazed us.

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