Mystify Definition

mĭstə-fī
mystified, mystifies, mystifying
verb
mystified, mystifies, mystifying
To puzzle or perplex.
Webster's New World
To bewilder deliberately; play on the credulity of; hoax.
Webster's New World
To involve in mystery or obscurity; make obscure or hard to understand.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Mystify

  • French mystifier mystère mystery (from Latin mystērium mystery1) -fier -fy

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French mystifier, from Ancient Greek μυστικός (mystikos, “secret, mystic") + Latin -ficare.

    From Wiktionary

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