mystify  

Thesaurus for mystify

• verb
  • synonyms
    • perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound, bedevil, bedim, befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, fuddle, obscure, overcloud, throw  
  • antonyms
    • demystify  
  • related terms
    • puzzle out, puzzle over  

Pronunciation of mystify: M IH1 S T AH0 F AY0 ('mɪstə,faɪ)

Number of syllables of mystify: 3

Definition of mystify

• (v): make mysterious; "mystify the story"  
• (v): be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don''t know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"  

Examples of mystify

• Outerbridge ready to mystify Oakville.  
• He was later tortured and executed for saying such things but his confronting words continue to mystify and illuminate.  
• The apparent dishonesty of its subjects mystify the most bizarre observers.  
• Chefs love to mystify their customers that way.  
• No, that would only serve to further confuse and mystify the issue.  
• Let's not mystify what it is.  
• The story always manages to mystify with its imagery.  
• U.S. politics mystify them even more than they mystify us.  
• It is always used to mystify me.  
• 2013 schedule continues to mystify.