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mys·ti·fy
(mĭs′tə-fī′)tr.v. mys·ti·fied, mys·ti·fy·ing, mys·ti·fies
1. To confuse or bewilder. See Synonyms at perplex.
2. To make obscure or mysterious: "What had been for ages mundane would soon become mystified in the minds of most Americans" (Ann Vileisis).
[French mystifier : mystère, mystery (from Latin mystērium; see mystery1) + -fier, -fy.]
mys′ti·fi′er n.
mys′ti·fy′ing·ly adv.
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mystify
(ˈmɪstɪˌfaɪ)vb (tr) , -fies, -fying or -fied
1. to confuse, bewilder, or puzzle
2. to make mysterious or obscure
[C19: from French mystifier, from mystère mystery1 or mystique mystic]
ˌmystifiˈcation n
ˈmystiˌfier n
ˈmystiˌfying adj
ˈmystiˌfyingly adv
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mys•ti•fy
(ˈmɪs təˌfaɪ)v.t. -fied, -fy•ing.
1. to perplex or bewilder.
2. to make mysterious or difficult to understand.
mys`ti•fi•ca′tion, n.
mys′ti•fi`er, n.
mys′ti•fy`ing•ly, adv.
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mystify
- Derived from mystery or mystic.See also related terms for mystery.
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mystify
Past participle: mystified
Gerund: mystifying
| Imperative |
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| mystify |
| mystify |
| Present |
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| I mystify |
| you mystify |
| he/she/it mystifies |
| we mystify |
| you mystify |
| they mystify |
| Preterite |
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| I mystified |
| you mystified |
| he/she/it mystified |
| we mystified |
| you mystified |
| they mystified |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am mystifying |
| you are mystifying |
| he/she/it is mystifying |
| we are mystifying |
| you are mystifying |
| they are mystifying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have mystified |
| you have mystified |
| he/she/it has mystified |
| we have mystified |
| you have mystified |
| they have mystified |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was mystifying |
| you were mystifying |
| he/she/it was mystifying |
| we were mystifying |
| you were mystifying |
| they were mystifying |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had mystified |
| you had mystified |
| he/she/it had mystified |
| we had mystified |
| you had mystified |
| they had mystified |
| Future |
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| I will mystify |
| you will mystify |
| he/she/it will mystify |
| we will mystify |
| you will mystify |
| they will mystify |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have mystified |
| you will have mystified |
| he/she/it will have mystified |
| we will have mystified |
| you will have mystified |
| they will have mystified |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be mystifying |
| you will be mystifying |
| he/she/it will be mystifying |
| we will be mystifying |
| you will be mystifying |
| they will be mystifying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been mystifying |
| you have been mystifying |
| he/she/it has been mystifying |
| we have been mystifying |
| you have been mystifying |
| they have been mystifying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been mystifying |
| you will have been mystifying |
| he/she/it will have been mystifying |
| we will have been mystifying |
| you will have been mystifying |
| they will have been mystifying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been mystifying |
| you had been mystifying |
| he/she/it had been mystifying |
| we had been mystifying |
| you had been mystifying |
| they had been mystifying |
| Conditional |
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| I would mystify |
| you would mystify |
| he/she/it would mystify |
| we would mystify |
| you would mystify |
| they would mystify |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have mystified |
| you would have mystified |
| he/she/it would have mystified |
| we would have mystified |
| you would have mystified |
| they would have mystified |
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Verb 1. mystify - be a mystery or bewildering tomystify - 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
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"
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 There was something strange in her attitude that mystified me.
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mystify
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Translations
يُرْبِك، يَجْعَل الأمر لُغْزا
uvést do nejistotyzmást
mystificere
mistificirati
homályba burkolmisztifikál
hjúpa leyndardómi/dulúî
gluminti
mulsināt
hayrete düşürmek
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
mystify
vt → vor ein Rätsel stellen ; his explanation mystified us all → seine Erklärung blieb uns allen ein Rätsel ; the conjurer’s tricks mystified the audience → die Kunststücke des Zauberers verblüfften das Publikum
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mystify
(ˈmistifai) verb to be impossible (for someone) to explain or understand. I was mystified by his behaviour. verstom, uit die veld geslaan يُرْبِك، يَجْعَل الأمر لُغْزا озадачавам се surpreender-se zmást, uvést do nejistoty verwirren mystificere ακατανόητος, ανεξήγητος dejar perplejo, desconcertado hämmastusse viima رمزى کردن hämmentää rendre perplexe לְהַכּוֹת בְּתַדהֵמָה पेचीदा करना mistificirati megzavar; zavarban van membingungkan hjúpa leyndardómi/dulúð disorientare まどわせる 불가해하게 만들다 (su)gluminti mulsināt membingungkan verbijsteren ikke kunne forstå/forklare zaintrygować, zastanawiać زمری کول surpreender-se a lăsa/a rămâne perplex озадачивать zmiasť zmesti, osupniti mistifikovati mystifiera, förbrylla ทําให้งง hayrete düşürmek 迷惑 містифікувати; оточувати таємницею پر اسرار بنانا، پیچیدہ کرنا làm bối rối 迷惑
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