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STUPEFY
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Irregular inflected form: stupefied
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they stupefy ... he / she / it stupefies
Past simple: stupefied
Past participle: stupefied
-ing form: stupefying
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow
Example:
stun fish
Synonyms:
stun; stupefy
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "stupefy" is one way to...):
immobilise; immobilize (cause to be unable to move)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Derivation:
stupefaction (the action of stupefying; making dull or lethargic)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Be a mystery or bewildering to
Example:
This question really stuck me
Synonyms:
amaze; baffle; beat; bewilder; dumbfound; flummox; get; gravel; mystify; nonplus; perplex; pose; puzzle; stick; stupefy; vex
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "stupefy" is one way to...):
bedevil; befuddle; confound; confuse; discombobulate; fox; fuddle; throw (be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stupefy"):
mix up; stump (cause to be perplexed or confounded)
riddle (set a difficult problem or riddle)
elude; escape (be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
Sentence examples:
The bad news will stupefy him
The good news will stupefy her
Derivation:
stupefaction (a feeling of stupefied astonishment)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation
Synonyms:
besot; stupefy
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "stupefy" is one way to...):
desensitise; desensitize (cause not to be sensitive)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Derivation:
stupefaction (the action of stupefying; making dull or lethargic)
