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as⋅ton⋅ish
[uh-ston-ish] 
–verb (used with object)
| to fill with sudden and overpowering surprise or wonder; amaze: Her easy humor and keen intellect astonished me. |
Origin:
1525–35; ME astonyen, astonen, prob. < dial. OF *astoner, OF estoner < VL *extonāre, for L attonāre to strike with lightning, equiv. to ex- ex- 1 , at- at- + tonāre to thunder; extended by -ish 2 , perh. reflecting AF *astonir < dial. OF
1525–35; ME astonyen, astonen, prob. < dial. OF *astoner, OF estoner < VL *extonāre, for L attonāre to strike with lightning, equiv. to ex- ex- 1 , at- at- + tonāre to thunder; extended by -ish 2 , perh. reflecting AF *astonir < dial. OF
Related forms:
as⋅ton⋅ished⋅ly, adverb
as⋅ton⋅ish⋅er, noun
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| a·ston·ish (ə-stŏn'ĭsh) tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. [Alteration of Middle English astonen, from Old French estoner, from Vulgar Latin *extonāre : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin tonāre, to thunder; see (s)tenə- in Indo-European roots.] a·ston'ish·ing·ly adv. |
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