"stupefy" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈst(j)upəˌfaɪ/, /ˈst͡ʃupəˌfaɪ/ Audio: en-us-stupefy.ogg , en-au-stupefy.ogg Forms: stupefies [present, singular, third-person], stupefying [participle, present], stupefied [participle, past], stupefied [past]
Etymology: From Middle French stupéfier, from Latin stupefaciō (“strike dumb, stun with amazement, stupefy”), from stupeō (“I am stunned, speechless”) (English stupid, stupor) + faciō (“do, make”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)tewp-||*dʰeh₁-}}, {{uder|en|frm|stupéfier}} Middle French stupéfier, {{uder|en|la|stupefaciō||strike dumb, stun with amazement, stupefy}} Latin stupefaciō (“strike dumb, stun with amazement, stupefy”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} stupefy (third-person singular simple present stupefies, present participle stupefying, simple past and past participle stupefied)
  1. (transitive) To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to dazzle or stun. Tags: transitive Translations (dull the senses or capacity to think): ապշեցնել (apšecʻnel) (Armenian), շշմեցնել (ššmecʻnel) (Armenian), притъпявам (pritǎpjavam) (Bulgarian), зашеметявам (zašemetjavam) (Bulgarian), sorprendre (Catalan), 使驚奇 (Chinese Mandarin), 使惊奇 (shǐ jīngqí) (Chinese Mandarin), 使驚訝 (Chinese Mandarin), 使惊讶 (shǐ jīngyà) (Chinese Mandarin), verdoven (Dutch), verdwazen (Dutch), turruttaa (Finnish), tylsistää (Finnish), stupéfier (French), abrutir (French), hébéter (French), sidérer (French), abasourdir (French), ahurir (French), estomaquer (French), betäuben (German), megdöbbent (Hungarian), stupefare (Italian), abbrutire (Italian), sbalordire (Italian), confondere (Italian), ingarbugliare (Italian), annebbiare (Italian), istupidire (Italian), 呆然とさせる (bōzen to saseru) (alt: ぼうぜんとさせる) (Japanese), stupefaciō (Latin), whakahinamoe (Maori), ogłuszać [imperfective] (Polish), ogłuszyć [perfective] (Polish), entorpecer (Portuguese), estupeficar (Portuguese), изумля́ть (izumljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), изуми́ть (izumítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), поража́ть (poražátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), порази́ть (porazítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), ошеломля́ть (ošelomljátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), ошеломи́ть (ošelomítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), приводи́ть в изумле́ние (privodítʹ v izumlénije) [imperfective] (Russian), привести́ в изумле́ние (privestí v izumlénije) [perfective] (Russian), pasmar (Spanish), entorpecer (Spanish), embotar (Spanish), estupefacer (Spanish), estupefaccionar (Spanish), atontar (Spanish), aturdir (Spanish), afallatmak (Turkish), sersemletmek (Turkish), şaşırtmak (Turkish), şoke etmek (Turkish), uyuşturmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-stupefy-en-verb-Ibqt14k5 Disambiguation of 'dull the senses or capacity to think': 81 19
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To deprive a material of the ability to undergo change or movement, especially deformation. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-stupefy-en-verb-Z2vQeez6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: stupify Derived forms: stupefaction, stupefied, stupefiedness, stupefier, stupefyingly Related terms: stupe, stupendous, stupid, stupor

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "alt": "ぼうぜんとさせる",
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          "word": "whakahinamoe"
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          "roman": "izumljátʹ",
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          "roman": "poražátʹ",
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          "roman": "porazítʹ",
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          "roman": "ošelomljátʹ",
          "sense": "dull the senses or capacity to think",
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          "roman": "privodítʹ v izumlénije",
          "sense": "dull the senses or capacity to think",
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          "sense": "dull the senses or capacity to think",
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      "word": "verdwazen"
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      "sense": "dull the senses or capacity to think",
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      "sense": "dull the senses or capacity to think",
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      "sense": "dull the senses or capacity to think",
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      "sense": "dull the senses or capacity to think",
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      "word": "megdöbbent"
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      "sense": "dull the senses or capacity to think",
      "word": "stupefare"
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      "sense": "dull the senses or capacity to think",
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      "sense": "dull the senses or capacity to think",
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      "word": "whakahinamoe"
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      "sense": "dull the senses or capacity to think",
      "word": "entorpecer"
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      "sense": "dull the senses or capacity to think",
      "word": "estupeficar"
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      "sense": "dull the senses or capacity to think",
      "word": "pasmar"
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      "sense": "dull the senses or capacity to think",
      "word": "entorpecer"
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      "sense": "dull the senses or capacity to think",
      "word": "embotar"
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      "sense": "dull the senses or capacity to think",
      "word": "estupefacer"
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      "sense": "dull the senses or capacity to think",
      "word": "estupefaccionar"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "dull the senses or capacity to think",
      "word": "atontar"
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      "sense": "dull the senses or capacity to think",
      "word": "aturdir"
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      "sense": "dull the senses or capacity to think",
      "word": "afallatmak"
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      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "dull the senses or capacity to think",
      "word": "sersemletmek"
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      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "dull the senses or capacity to think",
      "word": "şaşırtmak"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "dull the senses or capacity to think",
      "word": "şoke etmek"
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      "sense": "dull the senses or capacity to think",
      "word": "uyuşturmak"
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