mystify

[Mys·ti*fy]

If something totally stumps you, doesn't make one lick of sense and has no logical explanation, then it's safe to say it mystifies you.

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To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture.

Verb
make mysterious; "mystify the story"

Verb
be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don''t know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"


v. t.
To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture.

v. t.
To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the credulity of ; as, to mystify an opponent.


Mystify

Mys"ti*fy , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mystified ; p. pr. & vb. n. Mystifying .] [F. mystifier, fr. Gr. + L. -ficare (in comp.) to make. See 1st Mystery, and -fy.] 1. To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture. 2. To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the credulity of ; as, to mystify an opponent.
He took undue advantage of his credulity and mystified him exceedingly.

To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture.

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Usage Examples

People kind of tend to mystify design and architecture by suggesting you need to train.

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Other Usage Examples

The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power.

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