Analysis Complete

amaze

/ amaze /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
affect with wonder
"Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!"
Type of:
surprise
Kinds of:
dazzle
Derived:
astonishment amazement
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 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"
Type of:
confuse throw fox
Kinds of:
stump mix up riddle elude escape
Derived:
stupefaction bewilderment obfuscation puzzlement befuddlement
See also:
puzzle over solve work out figure out puzzle out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
25%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
22
Times Searched
1
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surprise dazzle confuse throw fox stump mix up riddle elude escape