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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Amaze \A*maze"\, v. i.
     To be astounded. [Archaic] --B. Taylor.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Amaze \A*maze"\, v. t.
     Bewilderment, arising from fear, surprise, or wonder;
     amazement. [Chiefly poetic]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The wild, bewildered
           Of one to stone converted by amaze.      --Byron.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Amaze \A*maze"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amazed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Amazing.] [Pref. a- + maze.]
     1. To bewilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A labyrinth to amaze his foes.        --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To confound, as by fear, wonder, extreme surprise; to
        overwhelm with wonder; to astound; to astonish greatly.
        ``Amazing Europe with her wit.'' --Goldsmith.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not
              this the son of David?                --Matt. xii.
                                                    23.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To astonish; astound; confound; bewilder; perplex;
          surprise.
  
     Usage: Amaze, Astonish. Amazement includes the notion of
            bewilderment of difficulty accompanied by surprise. It
            expresses a state in which one does not know what to
            do, or to say, or to think. Hence we are amazed at
            what we can not in the least account for. Astonishment
            also implies surprise. It expresses a state in which
            one is stunned by the vastness or greatness of
            something, or struck with some degree of horror, as
            when one is overpowered by the ?normity of an act,
            etc.
            [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Amaze \A*maze"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amazed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Amazing.] [Pref. a- + maze.]
     1. To bewilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze. [Obs.]
  
              A labyrinth to amaze his foes.        --Shak.
  
     2. To confound, as by fear, wonder, extreme surprise; to
        overwhelm with wonder; to astound; to astonish greatly.
        ``Amazing Europe with her wit.'' --Goldsmith.
  
              And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not
              this the son of David?                --Matt. xii.
                                                    23.
  
     Syn: To astonish; astound; confound; bewilder; perplex;
          surprise.
  
     Usage: Amaze, Astonish. Amazement includes the notion of
            bewilderment of difficulty accompanied by surprise. It
            expresses a state in which one does not know what to
            do, or to say, or to think. Hence we are amazed at
            what we can not in the least account for. Astonishment
            also implies surprise. It expresses a state in which
            one is stunned by the vastness or greatness of
            something, or struck with some degree of horror, as
            when one is overpowered by the ?normity of an act,
            etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Amaze \A*maze"\, v. i.
     To be astounded. [Archaic] --B. Taylor.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Amaze \A*maze"\, v. t.
     Bewilderment, arising from fear, surprise, or wonder;
     amazement. [Chiefly poetic]
  
           The wild, bewildered Of one to stone converted by
           amaze.                                   --Byron.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  amaze
       v 1: affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages
            amazes me!" [syn: astonish, astound]
       2: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I
          don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This
          question really stuck me" [syn: perplex, vex, stick,
           get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder,
           flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, dumbfound]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  amaze
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 προκαλώ θαυμασμός
     2 εκπλήσσω, καταπλήσσω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  amaze
     n.
     1 (lb en archaic)
     2 # (lb en except poetic uncountable) amazement, astonishment; (lb en
  countable) an instance#Noun of this. (from 16th c.)
     3 # (lb en uncountable) fear#Noun, terror. (from 16th c.)
     4 (lb en obsolete uncountable) stupefaction of the mind#Noun;
  bewilderment; (lb en countable) an instance of this.  15th 19th)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive)
     2 # To fill#Verb (someone) with surprise#Noun and wonder#Noun; to
  astonish, to astound#Verb, to surprise#Verb. (from 16th c.)
     3 # (lb en obsolete) To stun#Verb or stupefy (someone).  Old English
  18th c.)
     4 # (lb en obsolete also reflexive) To bewilder or perplex#Verb
  (someone or oneself).  16th 17th)
     5 # (lb en obsolete poetic) To fill (someone) with panic#Noun; to
  panic#Verb, to terrify.  16th 18th c.)
     6 (lb en intransitive archaic) To experience#Verb amazement; to be
  astounded. (from 16th c.)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  amaze
     n.
     1 (lb en archaic)
     2 # (lb en except poetic uncountable) amazement, astonishment; (lb en
  countable) an instance#Noun of this. (from 16th c.)
     3 # (lb en uncountable) fear#Noun, terror. (from 16th c.)
     4 (lb en obsolete uncountable) stupefaction of the mind#Noun;
  bewilderment; (lb en countable) an instance of this.  15th 19th)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive)
     2 # To fill#Verb (someone) with surprise#Noun and wonder#Noun; to
  astonish, to astound#Verb, to surprise#Verb. (from 16th c.)
     3 # (lb en obsolete) To stun#Verb or stupefy (someone).  Old English
  18th c.)
     4 # (lb en obsolete also reflexive) To bewilder or perplex#Verb
  (someone or oneself).  16th 17th)
     5 # (lb en obsolete poetic) To fill (someone) with panic#Noun; to
  panic#Verb, to terrify.  16th 18th c.)
     6 (lb en intransitive archaic) To experience#Verb amazement; to be
  astounded. (from 16th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  amaze
     n.
     1 (lb en archaic)
     2 # (lb en except poetic uncountable) amazement, astonishment; (lb en
  countable) an instance#Noun of this. (from 16th c.)
     3 # (lb en uncountable) fear#Noun, terror. (from 16th c.)
     4 (lb en obsolete uncountable) stupefaction of the mind#Noun;
  bewilderment; (lb en countable) an instance of this.  15th 19th)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive)
     2 # To fill#Verb (someone) with surprise#Noun and wonder#Noun; to
  astonish, to astound#Verb, to surprise#Verb. (from 16th c.)
     3 # (lb en obsolete) To stun#Verb or stupefy (someone).  Old English
  18th c.)
     4 # (lb en obsolete also reflexive) To bewilder or perplex#Verb
  (someone or oneself).  16th 17th)
     5 # (lb en obsolete poetic) To fill (someone) with panic#Noun; to
  panic#Verb, to terrify.  16th 18th c.)
     6 (lb en intransitive archaic) To experience#Verb amazement; to be
  astounded. (from 16th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  amaze
     n.
     1 (lb en archaic)
     2 # (lb en except poetic uncountable) amazement, astonishment; (lb en
  countable) an instance#Noun of this. (from 16th c.)
     3 # (lb en uncountable) fear#Noun, terror. (from 16th c.)
     4 (lb en obsolete uncountable) stupefaction of the mind#Noun;
  bewilderment; (lb en countable) an instance of this.  15th 19th)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive)
     2 # To fill#Verb (someone) with surprise#Noun and wonder#Noun; to
  astonish, to astound#Verb, to surprise#Verb. (from 16th c.)
     3 # (lb en obsolete) To stun#Verb or stupefy (someone).  Old English
  18th c.)
     4 # (lb en obsolete also reflexive) To bewilder or perplex#Verb
  (someone or oneself).  16th 17th)
     5 # (lb en obsolete poetic) To fill (someone) with panic#Noun; to
  panic#Verb, to terrify.  16th 18th c.)
     6 (lb en intransitive archaic) To experience#Verb amazement; to be
  astounded. (from 16th c.)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  amaze
     Englanti vb.
     hämmästyttää

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  amaze
     Engelska vb.
     1 göra bestört
     2 förvåna, förbluffa
     3 slå med häpnad

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  amaze /ɐmˈeɪz/
  verbaas

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Amaze /ɐmˈeɪz/
  أذهل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  amaze //əˈmeɪz// 
  изумявам, слисвам, смайвам, удивлявам
  to fill (someone) with surprise and wonder

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  amaze /ɐmˈeɪz/ 
  udivit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  amaze /ɐmˈeɪz/ 
  ohromit

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  amaze /ɐmˈeɪz/
  
  εκπλήσσω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  amaze //əˈmeɪz// 
  1. hämmästyä, yllättyä, ällistyä
  to experience amazement
  2. ällistyttää, hämmästyttää, yllättää
  to fill (someone) with surprise and wonder

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  amaze /əmeiz/
  étonner

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  amaze /ɐmˈeɪz/ 
  1. चकित करना
        "Martina Hingis's elimination at the first round of Wimbledon championship"
        "amazed everybody."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  amaze /ɐmˈeɪz/
  frapirati, iznenaditi, zadiviti, zadivljuju, zapanjiti, zaprepastiti

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  amaze /ɐmˈeɪz/
  sbalordire

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  amaze //əˈmeɪz// 
  驚かす
  to fill (someone) with surprise and wonder

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  amaze /ə'meız/ 
  (nu)stebinti

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  amaze /əˈmeɪz/ 
    zadziwiać

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  amaze /əmeiz/
  admirar, atordoar, estontear

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  amaze /əmeiz/
  asombrar

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  amaze /ɐmˈeɪz/
  1. hayran bırakmak, şaşırtmak, hayrete düşürmek. amazement  hayret, şaşkınlık. amazing  şaşırtıcı, hayret verici, garip, acayip amazingly  şaşılacak surette.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/əˈmeɪz/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  57 Moby Thesaurus words for "amaze":
     addle, admiration, affect, amazement, astonish, astound, awe,
     awestrike, baffle, bamboozle, beat, bedaze, bedazzle, bewilder,
     boggle, bowl down, bowl over, buffalo, confound, confoundment,
     daze, dazzle, dumbfound, dumbfounder, flabbergast, floor, fuddle,
     get, impress, keep in suspense, lick, marveling, maze, move,
     muddle, mystify, nonplus, overwhelm, paralyze, perplex, petrify,
     puzzle, stagger, startle, stick, strike, strike dead, strike dumb,
     strike with wonder, stump, stun, stupefy, surprise, take aback,
     throw, touch, wonderment
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 使吃惊;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 使惊奇,使惊愕

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