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Definitions for Mystify

[1] to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
[2] to involve in mystery or obscurity.
[3] to confuse, bewilder, or puzzle
[4] to make mysterious or obscure

Words related to Mystify

confound, stump, perplex, puzzle, baffle, deceive, lie, lick, floor, beat, elude, trick, escape, hoodwink, throw, bamboozle, befog, buffalo

Words nearby Mystify

mystical, mystical theology, mysticete, mysticism, mysticize, mystify, mystique, mysuru, mytacism, myth, myth.

Origin of Mystify

1805–15; < French mystifier, equivalent to mysti- (irregular combining form of mystique mystic or mystère mystery1) + -fier -fy

Other words from Mystify

mys·ti·fi·ca·tion , noun
mys·ti·fied·ly , adverb
mys·ti·fi·er , noun
mys·ti·fy·ing·ly , adverb
o·ver·mys·ti·fi·ca·tion , noun
o·ver·mys·ti·fy , verb (used with object), o·ver·mys·ti·fied, o·ver·mys·ti·fy·ing.
un·mys·ti·fied , adjective

Word origin for Mystify

C19: from French mystifier, from mystère mystery 1 or mystique mystic

Synonyms for Mystify

baffle, confound, deceive, perplex, puzzle, stump, bamboozle, beat, befog, buffalo, elude, escape, floor, hoodwink, lick, lie, throw, trick, fog in