different between maze vs baze

English

Etymology

From Middle English mase, from an aphetic variant of Middle English masen (“to perplex, bewilder”); or perhaps from Old English *mæs (“delusion, bewilderment”); akin to Old English ?masian (“to perplex, confound”), Icelandic masa (“to chatter”). More at amaze.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?me?z/
• Rhymes: -e?z
• Homophones: maise, maize

Noun

maze (plural mazes)

1. A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through.
2. Something made up of many confused or conflicting elements; a tangle.
3. Confusion of thought; state of bewilderment.

   Synonyms: perplexity, uncertainty

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

maze (third-person singular simple present mazes, present participle mazing, simple past and past participle mazed)

1. to amaze, astonish, bewilder

   • they so mazed and even stupified his Conscience

2. to daze, stupefy, or confuse

Translations

Anagrams

• Maez, Meza

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?maz?]

Noun

maze

1. vocative singular of maz

Middle English

Etymology 1

From masen.

Noun

maze

1. Alternative form of mase

Etymology 2

Probably from amased.

Verb

maze

1. Alternative form of masen

English

Alternative forms

• baize

Etymology

Origin uncertain, but apparently identical with Dutch bazen, verbazen (“to astonish, stupefy”), obsolete German basen (“to rave”). Compare also Scots baise (“confusion, bewilderment”).

Verb

baze (third-person singular simple present bazes, present participle bazing, simple past and past participle bazed)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To stupefy; frighten; alarm.

Related terms

• basen

Anagrams

• Baez

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?baze/
• Hyphenation: ba?ze

Adverb

baze

1. basically

Related terms

• baza

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French baser (“base”).

Verb

baze

1. To base

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese base.

Alternative forms

• bazi (Sotavento)

Noun

baze

1. (Barlavento) base
2. (Barlavento) basis

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, ?ISBN
• Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?baz?/, [?baz?]

Noun

baze

1. nominative/accusative plural of baz

Portuguese

Verb

baze

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of bazar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of bazar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of bazar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of bazar