stupefy

English
WOTD – 6 October 2010

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈst(j)upəˌfaɪ/, /ˈstʃupəˌfaɪ/
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Verb

stupefy (third-person singular simple present stupefies, present participle stupefying, simple past and past participle stupefied)

  1. (transitive) To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to dazzle or stun.

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