amaze

UK: /əˈmeɪz/ US: /əˈmeɪz/ ,(ə māz′)

Inflections of 'amaze' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

amaze

v 3rd person singular

amazing

v pres p

amazed

v past

amazed

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

a•maze /əˈmeɪz/   v., a•mazed, a•maz•ing. 

1. to overwhelm with surprise or sudden wonder;
   astonish greatly: [~ + object]
   The magician's tricks amazed the children.
   [It + ~ + object + (that) clause]
   It amazed me that you would believe those lies.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

a•maze  (ə māz′), v., a•mazed, a•maz•ing, n. 
v.t. 

1. to overwhelm with surprise or sudden wonder;
   astonish greatly.
2. [Obs.] to bewilder;
   perplex.

v.i. 

3. to cause amazement:
   a new art show that delights and amazes.

n. 

4. [Archaic.] amazement.

• Middle English amasen, Old English āmasian to confuse, stun, astonish. See a-³, maze bef. 1000

Synonyms

• 1. astound, dumfound, stun, flabbergast. See surprise. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

amaze / əˈmeɪz/ verb (transitive)

1. to fill with incredulity or surprise; astonish
2. an obsolete word for bewilder

noun

1. an archaic word for amazement

Etymology: Old English āmasian