verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

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

   "Solar eclipses continued to mystify ancient humans for thousands of years."

2. 2
   make mysterious wordnet
3. 3
   be a mystery or bewildering to wordnet

Synonyms

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perplexaddleamazeamazearound the bushbaffle

Antonyms

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demystify

Example

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"Solar eclipses continued to mystify ancient humans for thousands of years."

Etymology

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

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