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English verb: mystify | |||
| 1. | mystify (cognition) be a mystery or bewildering to | ||
| Samples | This beats me!. Got me--I don't know the answer!. A vexing problem. This question really stuck me. | ||
| Examples | The bad news will mystify him, The good news will mystify her, The performance is likely to mystify Sue | ||
| Synonyms | amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, throw | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | elude, escape, mix up, riddle, stump | ||
| 2. | mystify (change) make mysterious | ||
| Samples | Mystify the story. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blot out, hide, obliterate, obscure, veil | ||
| Antonyms | demystify | ||
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