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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
mystery
1
) 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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mys·ti·fi·ca·tion [ mìstəfi káysh'n ] nounmys·ti·fi·er [ místə f ər ] nounmys·ti·fy·ing adjectivemys·ti·fy·ing·ly adverb
