Hypertext Webster Gateway: "mystify"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mystify \Mys"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mystified}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Mystifying}.] [F. mystifier, fr. Gr. ? + L. -ficare
(in comp.) to make. See 1st {Mystery}, and {-fy}.]
1. To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to
understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture.
2. To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the
credulity of; as, to mystify an opponent.
He took undue advantage of his credulity and
mystified him exceedingly. --Ld.
Campbell.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
mystify
v 1: be a mystery or bewildering to: "This beats me!" "Got me--I
don't know the answer!" [syn: {perplex}, {get}, {puzzle},
{baffle}, {beat}, {bewilder}, {flummox}, {stupefy}, {stupify},
{nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}]
2: make mysterious; "mystify the story" [ant: {demystify}]
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