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stu⋅pe⋅fy

  [stoo-puh-fahy, styoo-]
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–verb (used with object), -fied, -fy⋅ing.
1. to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
2. to stun, as with a narcotic, a shock, or a strong emotion.
3. to overwhelm with amazement; astound; astonish.
Origin:
1590–1600; < MF stupefier ≪ L stupefacere to benumb, equiv. to stupe-, s. of stupēre to be numb or stunned + facere to make, do 1 ; see -fy

Related forms:
stu⋅pe⋅fied⋅ness  [stoo-puh-fahyd-nis, -fahy-id-, styoo-] , noun
stu⋅pe⋅fi⋅er, noun
stu⋅pe⋅fy⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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stu·pe·fy   (stōō'pə-fī', styōō'-)   
tr.v.   stu·pe·fied, stu·pe·fy·ing, stu·pe·fies

  1. To dull the senses or faculties of. See Synonyms at daze.

  2. To amaze; astonish.


[Middle English stupefien, from Old French stupefier, from Latin stupefacere : stupēre, to be stunned + facere, to make; see fact.]
stu'pe·fi'er n., stu'pe·fy'ing·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

stupefy 
1513 (implied in pp. stupefact), from M.Fr. stupéfier, from L. stupefacere "make stupid or senseless," from stupere "be stunned" (see stupid) + facere "to make" (see factitious).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: stu·pe·fy
Pronunciation: 'st(y)ü-p&-"fI
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -fied; -fy·ing
: to make stupid, groggy, or insensible <stupefied by anesthesia>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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