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stu·pe·fy

stupefy

pronunciation:
stu p faI
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: stupefied, stupefies, stupefying
definition 1: to put into a daze or stupor, as with heat or drugs.
The boring lecture stupefied us.
similar words:
befuddle, intoxicate, muddle
definition 2: to astound or bedazzle.
We were stupefied by his amazing tricks on the trapeze.
similar words:
astound, bedazzle, stagger, stun
derivation: stupefyingly (adv.)