Main Entry: ¹amaze

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈmāz\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): amazed; amaz·ing

Etymology: Middle English amasen, from Old English āmasian, from ā- (perfective prefix) + *masian to confuse — more at abide

Date: before 12th century

transitive verb 1 obsolete : bewilder, perplex
2 : to fill with wonder : astoundintransitive verb : to show or cause astonishment

synonyms see surprise

— amaz·ed·ly \-ˈmā-zəd-lē\ adverb