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mystify

mys·ti·fy [ místə f ] (past and past participle mys·ti·fied, present participle mys·ti·fy·ing, 3rd person present singular mys·ti·fies)

transitive verb

Definition:

1. puzzle somebody: to make somebody unable to understand or explain something

2. make something mysterious: to make something mysterious or unclear

[Early 19th century. < French mystifier< mystère "mystery" (< Latin mysterium; see mystery¹) or mystique "mystic" (see mystic)]

mys·ti·fi·ca·tion [ mìstəfi káysh'n ] noun

mys·ti·fi·er [ místə f ər ] noun

mys·ti·fy·ing adjective

mys·ti·fy·ing·ly adverb

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