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stupefy (v.)

early 15c., from Latin stupefacere "make stupid or senseless, benumb, stun," from stupere "be stunned" (see stupid) + facere "to make, to do" (from PIE root *dhe- "to set, put").

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Definitions of stupefy from WordNet

stupefy (v.)
make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation;
Synonyms: besot
stupefy (v.)
be a mystery or bewildering to;
stupefy (v.)
make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow;
Synonyms: stun
From wordnet.princeton.edu