Associations to the word «Amaze»

Wiktionary

AMAZE, verb. (obsolete) To stupefy; to knock unconscious. [13th-17th c.]
AMAZE, verb. (obsolete) To bewilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze.
AMAZE, verb. (obsolete) To terrify, to fill with panic. [16th-18th c.]
AMAZE, verb. To fill with wonder and surprise; to astonish, astound, surprise or perplex. [from 16th c.]
AMAZE, verb. (intransitive) To undergo amazement; to be astounded.
AMAZE, noun. (now poetic) Amazement, astonishment. [from 16th c.]

Dictionary definition

AMAZE, verb. Affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!".
AMAZE, 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".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley