"baze" meaning in English

See baze in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: bazes [present, singular, third-person], bazing [participle, present], bazed [participle, past], bazed [past], baize [alternative]
Etymology: Uncertain, but apparently identical with Dutch bazen, verbazen (“to astonish, stupefy”), obsolete German basen (“to rave”). Compare also Scots baise (“confusion, bewilderment”). Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{cog|nl|bazen}} Dutch bazen, {{cog|de|basen||to rave}} German basen (“to rave”), {{cog|sco|baise||confusion, bewilderment}} Scots baise (“confusion, bewilderment”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} baze (third-person singular simple present bazes, present participle bazing, simple past and past participle bazed)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To stupefy; frighten; alarm. Tags: obsolete, transitive Related terms: basen
    Sense id: en-baze-en-verb-Mql6aR1q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 20 26 21 0 1 15 15 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 24 20 0 0 14 21 2
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        "To stupefy; frighten; alarm."
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        "(transitive, obsolete) To stupefy; frighten; alarm."
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