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mys⋅ti⋅fy
/
ˈmɪs
təˌfaɪ
/
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uh
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–verb (used with object),
-fied,
-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;
< F
mystifier,
equiv. to
mysti-
(irreg. comb. 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
Synonyms:
1.
fool, mislead, elude, puzzle.
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mys·ti·fy
(mĭs'tə-fī')
tr.v.
mys·ti·fied
,
mys·ti·fy·ing
,
mys·ti·fies
To confuse or puzzle mentally. See Synonyms at
puzzle
.
To make obscure or mysterious.
[French
mystifier
:
mystère
,
mystery
(from Latin
mystērium
; see
mystery
1
) +
-fier
,
-fy
.]
mys'ti·fi'er
n.
,
mys'ti·fy'ing·ly
adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
mystify
1814, from Fr.
mystifier
(1772), a verb formed irregularly from
mystique
"a mystic," from L.
mysticus
(see
mystic
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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