astound (verb)
81as|ton´ish|er — as|ton|ish «uh STON ihsh», transitive verb. to surprise greatly; amaze: »The gift of ten dollars astonished the little boy. SYNONYM(S): astound. See syn. under surprise. (Cf. ↑surprise) ╂[Middle English astonyen < Old French estoner <… …
82as|ton´ished|ly — as|ton|ish «uh STON ihsh», transitive verb. to surprise greatly; amaze: »The gift of ten dollars astonished the little boy. SYNONYM(S): astound. See syn. under surprise. (Cf. ↑surprise) ╂[Middle English astonyen < Old French estoner <… …
83as|ton|ish — «uh STON ihsh», transitive verb. to surprise greatly; amaze: »The gift of ten dollars astonished the little boy. SYNONYM(S): astound. See syn. under surprise. (Cf. ↑surprise) ╂[Middle English astonyen < Old French estoner < Vulgar Latin… …
84stu|pe|fy — «STOO puh fy, STYOO », transitive verb, fied, fy|ing. 1. to make stupid, dull, or senseless: »to be stupefied by a drug. SYNONYM(S): deaden. 2. to overwhelm with shock or amazement; astound: »They were stupefied by the calamity …
