baze

B3A1Z10E1

verb

To stupefy; frighten; alarm.

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Meanings

baze1

verbbaze (third-person singular simple present bazes, present participle bazing, simple past and past participle bazed)

present singular third person bazes · participle present bazing · participle past bazed · past bazed · alternative baize

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo stupefy; frighten; alarm.

Baze2

proper nounBaze (plural Bazes)

plural Bazes

  1. A surname.

Baze3

proper nounthe Baze
  1. UKobsoleteslangBayswater Road, a street in London, England.

Origin

Uncertain, but apparently identical with Dutch bazen, verbazen (“to astonish, stupefy”), obsolete German basen (“to rave”). Compare also Scots baise (“confusion, bewilderment”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

baze. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baze

MLA

“baze.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baze. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baze,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baze.

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