Etymology

stupefy

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Today it means: To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to stun. Full definition →

Middle French stupéfier ← Latin stupefaciō
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  1. Latin · derived fromstupefaciō“strike dumb, stun with amazement, stupefy”
  2. Middle French · derived fromstupéfier
  3. English todaystupefy

From Middle French stupéfier, from Latin stupefaciō (“strike dumb, stun with amazement, stupefy”), from stupeō (“to be stunned, speechless”) (see English stupid, stupor) + faciō (“to do, make”).

Words from the same roots

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