different between mystify vs daze

English

Etymology

From French mystifier, from Ancient Greek ???????? (mustikós, “secret, mystic”) + Latin -ficare.

Verb

mystify (third-person singular simple present mystifies, present participle mystifying, simple past and past participle mystified)

1. (transitive) To thoroughly confuse, befuddle, or bewilder.

Related terms

• mysterious
• mystery
• mystic
• mystical
• mysticism
• mystique

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Further reading

• mystify in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• mystify in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• mystify at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

Middle English, back-formation from dazed, perhaps ultimately from Old Norse *dasa, dasathr. Compare dasask (“to become weary”), with reflexive suffix -sk, Swedish dasa (“lie idly”), and Icelandic dasask (“to make weary with cold”).

Alternatively from Middle Dutch dasen (“act silly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de?z/
• Rhymes: -e?z
• Homophone: days

Noun

daze (plural dazes)

1. The state of being dazed

2. (mining) A glittering stone.

Translations

Verb

daze (third-person singular simple present dazes, present participle dazing, simple past and past participle dazed)

1. (transitive) To stun or stupefy, for example with bright light, with a blow, with cold, or with fear

   Synonyms: confuse, benumb

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “daze”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• adze, deza