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Definition of stupefy verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

stupefy

verb
 
/ˈstjuːpɪfaɪ/
 
/ˈstuːpɪfaɪ/
[often passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they stupefy
 
/ˈstjuːpɪfaɪ/
 
/ˈstuːpɪfaɪ/
he / she / it stupefies
 
/ˈstjuːpɪfaɪz/
 
/ˈstuːpɪfaɪz/
past simple stupefied
 
/ˈstjuːpɪfaɪd/
 
/ˈstuːpɪfaɪd/
past participle stupefied
 
/ˈstjuːpɪfaɪd/
 
/ˈstuːpɪfaɪd/
-ing form stupefying
 
/ˈstjuːpɪfaɪɪŋ/
 
/ˈstuːpɪfaɪɪŋ/
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  1. stupefy somebody to surprise or shock somebody; to make somebody unable to think clearly
    • He was stupefied by the amount they had spent.
    • She was stupefied with cold.
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from French stupéfier, from Latin stupefacere, from stupere ‘be struck senseless’.
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