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/ |
- 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.
Word Originlate Middle English: from French stupéfier, from Latin stupefacere, from stupere ‘be struck senseless’.Want to learn more?
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