I. əˈmāz verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English amasen, from Old English āmasian, from ā- (perfective prefix) + (assumed) masian to confuse — more at abear , maze
transitive verb
1. obsolete
a. : to fill with bewilderment : perplex
b. : to fill with terror or alarm : confound
2. : to fill with wonder : astonish , astound
proportions which continually amaze foreign observers — F.L.Mott
intransitive verb
: to show or cause astonishment
means by which they might astound or amaze — A.E.Wier
Synonyms: see surprise
II. noun
( -s )
1. obsolete
a. : mental confusion
b. : panic
2. : amazement
with unfeigned wonder and amaze — J.L.Lowes