v.
Pronunciation: ə - ' m ā z
Function: verb
Inflected Form: amazed ; amaz · ing
Etymology: Middle English amasen, from Old English ā masian, 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 : ASTOUND
intransitive verb : to show or cause astonishment
synonyms see SURPRISE
– amaz · ed · ly \ - ' m ā -z ə d-l ē \ adverb