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bedaze

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To cause to become dazed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • On his first trip to the circus, he was bedazed by the myriad colours, sounds and smells.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

overcome as with astonishment or disbelief

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The news stunned her

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stun, daze

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: desensitize, desensitise

History

Etymology

From Middle English *bedasen (found in past participle bedased, bedasyd (“dazed, dizzy”)), equivalent to be- + daze.