Definitions for AMAZE
əˈmeɪzamaze

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. amaze, astonish, astoundverb

   affect with wonder

   "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"

2. perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfoundverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. amazenoun

   Amazement, astonishment.

2. amazeverb

   To stupefy; to knock unconscious.

3. amazeverb

   To terrify, to fill with panic.

4. amazeverb

   To fill with wonder and surprise; to astonish, astound, surprise or perplex.

   He was amazed when he found that the girl was a robot.

5. Etymology: From amasen, from amasian, from a- + * from *, from mas-, from mā-. Akin to masa, μάτη, μέμαα. More at automatic.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Amazenoun

   Astonishment; confusion, either of fear or wonder.

   Etymology: from the verb amaze.

   Fairfax, whose name in arms thro’ Europe rings,
   And fills all mouths with envy or with praise,
   And all her jealous monarchs with amaze,
   And rumours loud. John Milton, Paradise Regained.

   Meantime the Trojan cuts his wat’ry way,
   Fix’d on his voyage thro’ the curling sea,
   Then casting back his eyes with dire amaze,
   Sees, on the Punick shore, the mounting blaze. Dryden.

2. To AMAZEverb

   Etymology: from a and maze, perplexity.

   1. To confuse with terrour.

   Yea, I will make many people amazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish my sword before them, and they shall tremble at every moment; every man for his own life in the day of the fall. Ezek. xxxii. 10.

   2. To put into confusion with wonder.

   Go, heav’nly pair, and with your dazling virtues,
   Your courage, truth, your innocence and love,
   Amaze and charm mankind. Edmund Smith, Phædr. and Hippol.

   3. To put into perplexity.

   That cannot choose but amaze him. If he be not amazed, he will be mocked; if he be amazed, he will every way be mocked. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Amazeverb

   to bewilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze

2. Amazeverb

   to confound, as by fear, wonder, extreme surprise; to overwhelm with wonder; to astound; to astonish greatly

3. Amazeverb

   to be astounded

4. Amazeverb

   bewilderment, arising from fear, surprise, or wonder; amazement

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Amaze

   a-māz′, v.t. to confound with surprise or wonder.—n. astonishment: perplexity (much less common than Amaze′ment).—adv. Amaz′edly, with amazement or wonder.—n. Amaze′ment, Amaz′edness (rare), surprise mingled with wonder: astonishment.—p.adj. Amaze′ing, causing amazement, astonishment: astonishing.—adv. Amaz′ingly. [Pfx. a-, and Maze.]

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How to pronounce AMAZE?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of AMAZE in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of AMAZE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of AMAZE in a Sentence

1. Food Network:

   His love of great adventure, new friends, fine food and drink and the remarkable stories of the world made him a unique storyteller, his talents never ceased to amaze us and we will miss him very much.

2. Marcus Aurelius, Meditations:

   It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own.

3. Paul Azinger:

   Jordan Spieth continues to amaze, i don't know if anybody would have even thought Rory McIlroy would ever see anybody like Jordan Spieth with that maturity at such a young age.

4. John Kilduff:

   The part of the report that continues to amaze is the domestic production number, which showed a small rise, despite the ever-plunging rig count.

5. Ken Nedimyer:

   It never ceases to amaze me how fast we can grow those corals and how well they are doing.

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