HyperDic: stupefy

English > 3 senses of the word *stupefy*:
VERB	perception	stupefy, besot	make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation
	cognition	stupefy, perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound	be a mystery or bewildering to
	change	stupefy, stun	make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow

English > *stupefy*: 3 senses > verb 1, perception
Meaning	make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Synonym	besot
Broader	desensitize, desensitise	Cause not to be sensitive
Spanish	abobar, atontarse, atontar, embrutecerse, hacer el idiota, idiotizarse
Nouns	stupefaction	the action of stupefying

English > *stupefy*: 3 senses > verb 2, cognition
Meaning	Be a mystery or bewildering to.
Pattern	Something ----s somebody
Model	The bad news will stupefy him; The good news will stupefy her
Synonyms	perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
Narrower	elude, escape	Be incomprehensible to
	riddle	Set a difficult problem or riddle
	stump, mix up	Cause to be perplexed or confounded
Broader	confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate	Be confusing / confusing or perplexing to
Spanish	asombrar, confundir, desconcertar, incomodar, irritar, molestar, sorprender
Catalan	desconcertar, incomodar, irritar, molestar
Nouns	stupefaction	a feeling of stupefied astonishment

English > *stupefy*: 3 senses > verb 3, change
Meaning	make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonym	stun
Broader	immobilize, immobilise	Cause to be unable to move
Spanish	atontar, aturdir
Catalan	atordir
Nouns	stupefaction	the action of stupefying

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