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dazed

Main Entry:: daze
Pronunciation:: \ˈdāz\
Function:: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: dazed; daz·ing
Etymology:: Middle English dasen, from Old Norse *dasa; akin to Old Norse dasask to become exhausted
Date:: 14th century

1 : to stupefy especially by a blow : stun 2 : to dazzle with light

— daze noun

— da·zed·ly

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\ˈdā-zəd-lē\ adverb

— dazed·ness

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\ˈdā-zəd-nəs, ˈdāzd-\ noun

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