stupefy

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈstupəˌfaɪ/ UK /ˈstjuːpɪˌfaɪ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to make someone unable to think clearly; to astonish greatly

The sheer scale of the disaster seemed to stupefy the rescuers.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to make someone unable to... stun daze astound astonish bewilder numbdumbfound

Opposites

enliven awaken stimulate

Word family

Forms stupefied

Derived forms stupefiedstupefyingstupefier

Related forms stupefaction stupor stupid stupendous

Etymology

From Latin stupefacere ('to make stunned'), from stupēre ('to be stunned, benumbed') + facere ('to make'); the spelling with -e- reflects the Latin root.

stupēre Latin facere Latin

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# stupefy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈstupəˌfaɪ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈstjuːpɪˌfaɪ/

## Meanings
1. to make someone unable to think clearly; to astonish greatly

## Examples
- The sheer scale of the disaster seemed to stupefy the rescuers.

## Synonyms
- stun
- daze
- astound
- astonish
- bewilder
- numb
- dumbfound

## Antonyms
- enliven
- awaken
- stimulate

## Derived Forms
- stupefied
- stupefying
- stupefier

## Related Forms
- stupefaction
- stupor
- stupid
- stupendous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: stupēre
- Root: facere

## Etymology
From Latin stupefacere ('to make stunned'), from stupēre ('to be stunned, benumbed') + facere ('to make'); the spelling with -e- reflects the Latin root.

## AI Etymology
Stupefy is from Latin stupefacere ('to make stunned'), from stupēre ('to be stunned, benumbed') + facere ('to make'); the spelling with -e- reflects the Latin root. Important recorded forms include stupēre (Latin) and facere (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers to make someone unable to think clearly; to astonish greatly. The wider family includes derived forms such as stupefied, stupefying, and stupefier and related words such as stupefaction, stupor, stupid, and stupendous.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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