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  • 121amaze — I. verb (amazed; amazing) Etymology: Middle English amasen, from Old English āmasian, from ā (perfective prefix) + *masian to confuse more at abide Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. obsolete bewilder, perplex …

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  • 122beat — I. verb (beat; beaten or beat; beating) Etymology: Middle English beten, from Old English bēatan; akin to Old High German bōzan to beat Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to strike repeatedly: a. to hit repeatedly so as to inflict pain… …

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  • 123buffalo — I. noun (plural lo or loes; also los) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Italian bufalo & Spanish búfalo, from Late Latin bufalus, alteration of Latin bubalus, from Greek boubalos African gazelle Date: 1562 1. any of several wild bovids: as …

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  • 124dizzy — I. adjective (dizzier; est) Etymology: Middle English disy, from Old English dysig stupid; akin to Old High German tusig stupid Date: before 12th century 1. foolish, silly 2. a. having a whirling sensation in the head with a tendency to fall b.… …

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  • 125maze — I. transitive verb (mazed; mazing) Etymology: Middle English Date: 13th century 1. chiefly dialect stupefy, daze 2. bewilder, perplex II. noun Date: 14th ce …

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  • 126stumble — I. verb (stumbled; stumbling) Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect stumle to stumble Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to fall into sin or waywardness b. to make an error ; blunder …

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  • 127bewilderedly — adverb see bewilder …

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  • 128bewilderedness — noun see bewilder …

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