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mys·ti·fy
/
ˈmɪs
təˌfaɪ
/
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[
mis
-t
uh
-fahy
]
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verb (used with object),
mys·ti·fied,
mys·ti·fy·ing.
1.
to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
2.
to involve in
mystery
or obscurity.
Origin:
1805–15;
<
French
mystifier,
equivalent to
mysti-
(irregular combining form of
mystique
mystic
or
mystère
mystery
1
) +
-fier
-fy
Related forms
mys·ti·fi·ca·tion,
noun
mys·ti·fied·ly,
adverb
mys·ti·fi·er,
noun
mys·ti·fy·ing·ly,
adverb
o·ver·mys·ti·fi·ca·tion,
noun
o·ver·mys·ti·fy,
verb (used with object),
o·ver·mys·ti·fied,
o·ver·mys·ti·fy·ing.
un·mys·ti·fied,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
fool, mislead, elude, puzzle.
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World English Dictionary
mystify
(ˈmɪstɪˌfaɪ)
—
vb
,
-fies
,
-fying
,
-fied
1.
to confuse, bewilder, or puzzle
2.
to make mysterious or obscure
[C19: from French
mystifier,
from
mystère
mystery
1
or
mystique
mystic
]
mystifi'cation
—
n
'mystifier
—
n
'mystifying
—
adj
'mystifyingly
—
adv
mystify
(ˈmɪstɪˌfaɪ)
—
vb
,
-fies
,
-fying
,
-fied
1.
to confuse, bewilder, or puzzle
2.
to make mysterious or obscure
[C19: from French
mystifier,
from
mystère
mystery
1
or
mystique
mystic
]
mystifi'cation
—
n
'mystifier
—
n
'mystifying
—
adj
'mystifyingly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
mystify
1814, from Fr. mystifier (1772), a verb formed irregularly from mystique "a mystic," from L. mysticus (see
mystic
). Related: Mystified; mystifying.
mystification
1815, from Fr. mystification, from mystifier (see
mystify
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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