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   stupefy

   /ˈstjuːpɪfʌɪ/

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) unable to think or feel properly: "the offence of administering drugs to a woman with intent to stupefy her" Similar stundazebefuddleknock senselessknock unconsciousknock outlay outbenumbnumbdrugsedateanaesthetizegive anaesthetic totranquillizenarcotizeintoxicateinebriateknock outrender unconsciousinformal:dope
   • ▪ astonish and shock: "the amount they spend on clothes would appal their parents and stupefy their grandparents" Similar shockstunastounddumbfoundoverwhelmstaggeramazeastonishstartleconfoundtake abackshake upleave open-mouthedtake someone's breath awayinformal:flabbergastknock for sixknock sidewayshit like a ton of bricksbowl overfloorblow away

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French stupéfier, from Latin stupefacere, from stupere ‘be struck senseless’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. stupefier noun

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