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[ mis-tuh-fahy ] / ˈmɪs təˌfaɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mystify ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), mys·ti·fied, mys·ti·fy·ing.to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely. to involve in mystery or obscurity. Origin of mystify1805–15; <French mystifier, equivalent to mysti- (irregular combining form of mystiquemystic or mystèremystery1) + -fier-fy SYNONYMS FOR mystify1 fool, mislead, elude, puzzle. SEE SYNONYMS FOR mystify ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM mystifymys·ti·fi·ca·tion, nounmys·ti·fied·ly, adverbmys·ti·fi·er, nounmys·ti·fy·ing·ly, adverb o·ver·mys·ti·fi·ca·tion, nouno·ver·mys·ti·fy, verb (used with object), o·ver·mys·ti·fied, o·ver·mys·ti·fy·ing.un·mys·ti·fied, adjective Words nearby mystifymystical, mystical theology, mysticete, mysticism, mysticize, mystify, mystique, Mysuru, mytacism, myth, mythical Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mystifyHe does things that mystify her, too, which I think is true of all relationships. Adam Driver on Role-Play Sex with Lena Dunham on ‘Girls’ and Adam’s Stormy Relationship with Hannah|Marlow Stern|March 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST How does suicide in the ranks continue to mystify the much-vaunted and ever-powerful U.S. military? The Battle with PTSD After the Fighting Stops|Matt Gallagher|October 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST The result was to deepen and mystify a simple political remark. Mitt Romney’s No More Of a Mystery Than Barack Obama|Lee Siegel|February 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST And this was just the thing he loved—to mystify honest people, and be a great deal too knowing. Lorna Doone|R. D. Blackmore
What covert heresy is this, Lucy, with which you are endeavoring to mystify my old-fashioned notions? Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864|Various All the long series of attempts made in the supposed interest of the Church to mystify these transactions have at last failed. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom|Andrew Dickson White These mystify him and his friends, but they are understandable when the whole truth is known. Outwitting Our Nerves|Josephine A. Jackson and Helen M. Salisbury Mrs. Lascelles purposely did not introduce his lordship in return, that she might mystify the old spinster. The Pirate and The Three Cutters|Frederick Marryat
British Dictionary definitions for mystify
verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)to confuse, bewilder, or puzzle to make mysterious or obscure Derived forms of mystifymystification, nounmystifier, nounmystifying, adjectivemystifyingly, adverbWord Origin for mystifyC19: from French mystifier, from mystère mystery 1 or mystique mystic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mystifyconfound, stump, perplex, puzzle, baffle, deceive, lie, lick, floor, beat, elude, trick, escape, hoodwink, throw, bamboozle, befog, buffalo |