mystify

mys·ti·fy

 (mĭs′tə-fī′)

tr.v. mys·ti·fied, mys·ti·fy·ing, mys·ti·fies

1. To confuse or bewilder. See Synonyms at perplex.

2. To make obscure or mysterious: "What had been for ages mundane would soon become mystified in the minds of most Americans" (Ann Vileisis).

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[French mystifier : mystère, mystery (from Latin mystērium; see mystery¹) + -fier, -fy.]

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mys′ti·fi′er n.

mys′ti·fy′ing·ly adv.

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mystify

(ˈmɪstɪˌfaɪ)

vb (tr) , -fies, -fying or -fied

1. to confuse, bewilder, or puzzle

2. to make mysterious or obscure

[C19: from French mystifier, from mystère mystery¹ or mystique mystic]

ˌmystifiˈcation n

ˈmystiˌfier n

ˈmystiˌfying adj

ˈmystiˌfyingly adv

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mys•ti•fy

(ˈmɪs təˌfaɪ)

v.t. -fied, -fy•ing.

1. to perplex or bewilder.

2. to make mysterious or difficult to understand.

[1805–15; < French mystifier=myst(ique) mystic or myst(ère) mystery¹ + -ifier -ify]

mys`ti•fi•ca′tion, n.

mys′ti•fi`er, n.

mys′ti•fy`ing•ly, adv.

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mystify

- Derived from mystery or mystic.

See also related terms for mystery.

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mystify

Past participle: mystified
Gerund: mystifying

Imperative

mystify

mystify

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	mystify - 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" bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, baffle, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, stupefy, amaze, gravel, vex, pose, stick, beat, get stump, mix up - cause to be perplexed or confounded; "This problem stumped her" befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, bedevil, fuddle, throw - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" riddle - set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle" elude, escape - be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"
	2.	mystify - make mysterious; "mystify the story" blot out, obliterate, veil, hide, obscure - make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" demystify - make less mysterious or remove the mystery from; "let's demystify the event by explaining what it is all about"

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mystify

verb puzzle, confuse, baffle, bewilder, beat (slang), escape, stump, elude, confound, perplex, bamboozle (informal), flummox, be all Greek to (informal), nonplus, befog There was something strange in her attitude that mystified me.

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mystify

verb

To cause to be unclear in mind or intent:

addle, befuddle, bewilder, confound, confuse, discombobulate, dizzy, fuddle, jumble, mix up, muddle, perplex, puzzle.

Informal: throw.

Idiom: make one's head reel.

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Translations

يُرْبِك، يَجْعَل الأمر لُغْزا

uvést do nejistotyzmást

mystificere

verwirren

mystifier

mistificirati

homályba burkolmisztifikál

hjúpa leyndardómi/dulúî

disorientareperplessit...

gluminti

mulsināt

hayrete düşürmek

迷惑

mystify

[ˈmɪstɪfaɪ] VT → dejar perplejo, desconcertar

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mystify

[ˈmɪstɪfaɪ] vt (= puzzle) → rendre perplexe

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

mystify

vt → vor ein Rätsel stellen; his explanation mystified us all → seine Erklärung blieb uns allen ein Rätsel; the conjurer’s tricks mystified the audience → die Kunststücke des Zauberers verblüfften das Publikum

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mystify

[ˈmɪstɪˌfaɪ] vt (bewilder) → lasciare perplesso/a, disorientare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

mystify

(ˈmistifai) verb

to be impossible (for someone) to explain or understand. I was mystified by his behaviour. verstom, uit die veld geslaan يُرْبِك، يَجْعَل الأمر لُغْزا озадачавам се surpreender-se zmást, uvést do nejistoty verwirren mystificere ακατανόητος, ανεξήγητοςdejar perplejo, desconcertado hämmastusse viima رمزى کردن hämmentää rendre perplexe לְהַכּוֹת בְּתַדהֵמָה पेचीदा करना mistificirati megzavar; zavarban van membingungkan hjúpa leyndardómi/dulúð disorientare まどわせる 불가해하게 만들다 (su)gluminti mulsināt membingungkan verbijsteren ikke kunne forstå/forklare zaintrygować, zastanawiać زمری کول surpreender-se a lăsa/a rămâne perplex озадачивать zmiasť zmesti, osupniti mistifikovati mystifiera, förbrylla ทำให้งง hayrete düşürmek 迷惑 містифікувати; оточувати таємницею پر اسرار بنانا، پیچیدہ کرنا làm bối rối 迷惑

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