mystify

mys·ti·fy  (mst-f)

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

1. To confuse or puzzle mentally. See Synonyms at puzzle.

2. To make obscure or mysterious.

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

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mysti·fier n.

mysti·fying·ly adv.

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mystify

Verb

[-fies, -fying, -fied]

1. to confuse, bewilder, or puzzle: his success mystifies many in the fashion industry

2. to make obscure: it is important for us not to mystify the function of the scientist

mystification n
mystifying adj

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

Translations

mystify [ˈmɪstɪfaɪ] vt (= perplex) → dejar perplejo (= disconcert); desconcertar

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mystify [ˈmɪstɪfaɪ] vt (deliberately) → mystifier (= puzzle); ébahir

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mystify [ˈmɪstɪfaɪ] vt → vor ein Rätsel stellen

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mystify [ˈmɪstɪfaɪ] vt → mistificare (= puzzle); confondere