amaze

əˈmeɪz

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Definition of amaze - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

astonishoverwhelm with wonder

The vastness of the universe can amaze even the most learned astronomers..

astonish

astound

bewilder

confuse

cause someone to feel bewildered or perplexed

His sudden change in behavior amazed everyone.

baffle

confound

perplex

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Origin of amaze

Old English, amasian (confuse)

Terms with amaze included in their meaning

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floor

emotion

amaze or greatly surprise someone

dazzle

performance

amaze with skill or beauty

take your breath away

amaze

cause someone to feel great surprise or admiration

blow one's socks off

emotion

impress someone greatly or amaze them

blow the doors off

amaze

surprise or impress greatly

blow your mind

amazement

to amaze or impress someone greatly

knock dead

performance

amaze someone with an outstanding performance

leave someone breathless

emotion

amaze or impress someone so much they cannot speak

Examples of amaze in a sentence

The magician's tricks never fail to amaze the crowd.
The complex puzzle amazed the participants.
Her unexpected question amazed the lecturer.

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French:émerveiller, sidérer, ...
German:erstaunen, verblüffen, ...
Italian:sorprendere, stupire, ...
Spanish:asombrar, ...
Portuguese:assombrar, confundir, ...
Chinese:使惊叹, 使困惑, ...
Japanese:驚かせる, 当惑させる, ...
Arabic:أَدْهَشَ, أَربَكَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַדְהִים, לְהָמֵם, ...
Russian:изумлять, удивлять, ...
Ukrainian:дивувати, здивувати, ...
Hindi:चकित करना, हैरान करना, ...
Bengali:বিস্মিত করা, হতবুদ্ধি করা, ...
Catalan:meravellar, deixar perplex, ...
Czech:ohromit, zmást, ...
Danish:forbløffe, overraske, ...
Dutch:verbazen, verbijsteren, ...
Greek:καταπλήσσω, μπερδεύω, ...
Hungarian:ámulatba ejteni, összezavarni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យភ្ញាក់ផ្អើល, ធ្វើឱ្យភាន់ច្រឡំ, ...
Korean:놀라게 하다, 당황하게 하다, ...
Persian:شگفت‌زده کردن, گیج کرد, ...
Polish:zadziwiać, zadziwić, ...
Portuguese (BR):assombrar, perplexar, ...
Romanian:a uimi, a nedumeri, ...
Swedish:förbluffa, förvirra, ...
Thai:ทำให้ทึ่ง, ทำให้สับสน, ...
Turkish:şaşırtmak, afallatmak, ...
Vietnamese:làm kinh ngạc, khiến bối rối, ...

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