Mystify
/ˈmɪstɪfaɪ/ verb
verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To thoroughly confuse, befuddle, or bewilder. transitive
"Solar eclipses continued to mystify ancient humans for thousands of years."
- 2 make mysterious wordnet
- 3 be a mystery or bewildering to wordnet
Example
More examples"Solar eclipses continued to mystify ancient humans for thousands of years."
Etymology
From French mystifier, from Ancient Greek μυστικός (mustikós, “secret, mystic”) + Latin -ficare.