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People go to church for the same reasons they go to a tavern: to stupefy themselves, to forget their misery, to imagine themselves, for a few minutes anyway, free and happy.
Mikhail Bakunin

Meaning of "stupefy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STUPEFY

From Old French stupefier, from Latin stupefacere.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STUPEFY

stupefy  [ˈstjuːpɪˌfaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STUPEFY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stupefy is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb stupefy in English.

WHAT DOES STUPEFY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of stupefy in the English dictionary

The definition of stupefy in the dictionary is to render insensitive or lethargic. Other definition of stupefy is to confuse or astound.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STUPEFY

PRESENT

Present
I stupefy
you stupefy
he/she/it stupefies
we stupefy
you stupefy
they stupefy
Present continuous
I am stupefying
you are stupefying
he/she/it is stupefying
we are stupefying
you are stupefying
they are stupefying
Present perfect
I have stupefied
you have stupefied
he/she/it has stupefied
we have stupefied
you have stupefied
they have stupefied
Present perfect continuous
I have been stupefying
you have been stupefying
he/she/it has been stupefying
we have been stupefying
you have been stupefying
they have been stupefying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I stupefied
you stupefied
he/she/it stupefied
we stupefied
you stupefied
they stupefied
Past continuous
I was stupefying
you were stupefying
he/she/it was stupefying
we were stupefying
you were stupefying
they were stupefying
Past perfect
I had stupefied
you had stupefied
he/she/it had stupefied
we had stupefied
you had stupefied
they had stupefied
Past perfect continuous
I had been stupefying
you had been stupefying
he/she/it had been stupefying
we had been stupefying
you had been stupefying
they had been stupefying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will stupefy
you will stupefy
he/she/it will stupefy
we will stupefy
you will stupefy
they will stupefy
Future continuous
I will be stupefying
you will be stupefying
he/she/it will be stupefying
we will be stupefying
you will be stupefying
they will be stupefying
Future perfect
I will have stupefied
you will have stupefied
he/she/it will have stupefied
we will have stupefied
you will have stupefied
they will have stupefied
Future perfect continuous
I will have been stupefying
you will have been stupefying
he/she/it will have been stupefying
we will have been stupefying
you will have been stupefying
they will have been stupefying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would stupefy
you would stupefy
he/she/it would stupefy
we would stupefy
you would stupefy
they would stupefy
Conditional continuous
I would be stupefying
you would be stupefying
he/she/it would be stupefying
we would be stupefying
you would be stupefying
they would be stupefying
Conditional perfect
I would have stupefy
you would have stupefy
he/she/it would have stupefy
we would have stupefy
you would have stupefy
they would have stupefy
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been stupefying
you would have been stupefying
he/she/it would have been stupefying
we would have been stupefying
you would have been stupefying
they would have been stupefying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you stupefy
we let´s stupefy
you stupefy
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to stupefy
Past participle
stupefied
Present Participle
stupefying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STUPEFY


certify
ˈsɜːtɪˌfaɪ
clarify
ˈklærɪˌfaɪ
classify
ˈklæsɪˌfaɪ
identifier
aɪˈdɛntɪˌfaɪ
identify
aɪˈdɛntɪˌfaɪ
justify
ˈdʒʌstɪˌfaɪ
modify
ˈmɒdɪˌfaɪ
notify
ˈnəʊtɪˌfaɪ
pulpify
ˈpʌlpɪˌfaɪ
qualify
ˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪ
sci-fi
ˈsaɪˌfaɪ
simplify
ˈsɪmplɪˌfaɪ
specify
ˈspɛsɪˌfaɪ
tepefy
ˈtɛpɪˌfaɪ
testify
ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ
torpefy
ˈtɔːpɪˌfaɪ
typify
ˈtɪpɪˌfaɪ
verify
ˈvɛrɪˌfaɪ
Wi-Fi
ˈwaɪˌfaɪ
yuppify
ˈjʌpɪˌfaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STUPEFY

stupa
stupe
stupefacient
stupefaction
stupefactive
stupefied
stupefier
stupefies
stupefying
stupefyingly
stupendous
stupendously
stupendousness
stupent
stupid
stupidities
stupidity
stupidly
stupidness
stupor

WORDS THAT END LIKE STUPEFY

arefy
beefy
calefy
casefy
defy
liquefy
madefy
pinguefy
putrefy
rarefy
redefy
reefy
reliquefy
rubefy
tabefy
torrefy
tumefy

Synonyms and antonyms of stupefy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STUPEFY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «stupefy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of stupefy

Translation of «stupefy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STUPEFY

Find out the translation of stupefy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stupefy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stupefy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

昏昏倒地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

stupefy
570 millions of speakers

English

stupefy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

stupefy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أغب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Stupefy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

stupefy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হতবুদ্ধি করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

abrutir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stupefy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verblüffen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

stupefy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

stupefy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stupefy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm tê mê
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மதிமயக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कंटाळवाणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şaşırtmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stupefare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Drętwota
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Stupefy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stupefy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποβλακώνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bedwelmen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stupefy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stupefy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stupefy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STUPEFY»

The term «stupefy» is regularly used and occupies the 83.632 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STUPEFY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stupefy

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QUOTES WITH «STUPEFY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stupefy.
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Mikhail Bakunin
People go to church for the same reasons they go to a tavern: to stupefy themselves, to forget their misery, to imagine themselves, for a few minutes anyway, free and happy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STUPEFY»

Discover the use of stupefy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stupefy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The American Heritage Guide to Contemporary Usage and Style
See more at dived, sink, sneaked, and verbs, principal parts of. stupefy The word stupefy and its derivatives like stupefaction are spelled with an e in the second syllable, rather than an i. Many English verbs are formed using the suffix -ify, and  ...
Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005
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Garner's Modern American Usage
Second, it's sometimes misused for disgrace or dishonor (or perhaps stupefy)— e.g.: “ 'Nonconformity' is Algren's last great cry against injustice, a howl against all that would stultify [read stifle] the human spirit.” Tom Grimes, “ 'Nonconformity' a ...
Bryan Garner, 2009
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The Potions Masters Nephew
STUPEFY!” he bellowed. “STUPEFY/ STUPEFY/ STUPEFY!” The wyverns dropped in surprise at the furious boy hurling jets of light every direction, giving Hagrid and the others a chance to quickly cram them into the crate. “Stupefy!” said a ...
Severely Snaped
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Vocabulary Building for a Masters Degree
Disapproving of drugs ingeneral, Laura refused totake sleeping pills or any othermedicine thatmight stupefy her. • Stupefy(vb) • Stupefied • Stupefying • : to makestupid,groggy, or insensible. • : to make numb. • : to strike with sudden and usually ...
Idoniboye B. Bagshaw, 2014
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A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary with Transliteration, ...
confound, perplex, bewilder, stupefy, infatuate ; throw into confusion ; cause to fail : pp. mohita, confounded, infatuated, etc.: info, momuhyate, be greatly confused, ati, be at a complete loss what to do : pp. atimug-dha, dumfounded. vl a , ...
Arthur Anthony Macdonell, 1924
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The Greatest Science Stories Never Told: 100 tales of ...
100 tales of invention and discovery to astonish, bewilder, & stupefy Meet the angry undertaker who gave us the push-button phone.
Rick Beyer, 2009
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The Dimwit's Dictionary: More Than 5,000 Overused Words and ...
1. amaze; astonish; astound; awe; dazzle; dumbfound; flabbergast; overpower; overwhelm; shock; startle; stun; stupefy; surprise. 2. beat; better; conquer; defeat; exceed; excel; outclass; outdo; outflank; outmaneuver; outperform; outplay; ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2006
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Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality:
and was surrounded by a shimmering blue glow. Twenty-four hours ago, Hermione would have panicked at that, a real Shielding Charm would let the bully-boy cast spells on her even while he was protected. Now she— “Stupefy!” shouted the ...
LessWrong aka Eliezer Yudkowsky, 2010
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Sanskrit English Dictionary (Practical Hand Book):
confound, perplex, bewilder, stupefy, infatuate ; throw into confusion ; cause to fail : pp. mohita, confounded, infatuated, etc.: intv. momuhyate, be greatly confused, ati, be at a complete loss what to do : pp. atimngdha, dumfounded. vift,  ...
‎1893
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Oxford American Desk Dictionary & Thesaurus
stud. 769. stupefy. 771 subordinate. stud2 n. 1 an establishment where horses are kept for breeding. 2 a stallion. stu·dent /ˈst(y)oodnt/ n. 1 a person studying at a school, college, or university. 2 a person who takes an interest in a particular ...
Oxford University Press, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STUPEFY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stupefy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Liverpool 2-1 Manchester City: Pair of Reds stunners stupefy City
When Philippe Coutinho curled in the winner with 15 minutes to go, history repeated itself at Anfield today in more ways than one. Coutinho once again stunned ... «Yahoo Sports, Mar 15»
2
420 at CPAC: Conservatives debate marijuana
Buerkle's arguments centered around public safety and health concerns over marijuana–“Do we want to stupefy our youth?” she asked. At one point, she ... «Red Alert Politics, Feb 15»
3
Weed smokes out conservative fault lines
The bigger question is … do we want to stupefy our youth?” “Has anyone done the math?” Johnson asked incredulously, pointing to the numbers of Americans ... «MSNBC, Feb 15»
4
Jury In Gary Glitter Sex Abuse Trial Retires
He is also accused of four counts of indecent assault on a second complainant and of giving the same child alcohol with the intention to "stupefy or overpower" ... «Sky News, Feb 15»
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Glitter sex abuse trial adjourned
He is also accused of plying the girl with drink with the intention to "stupefy or overpower" her to have sex with him between January and May 1977. «Daily Mail, Jan 15»
6
Winnipeg teaching assistant sexually exploited student: police
11 and charged with sexual exploitation, administering a substance with intent to stupefy a person to have illicit sexual intercourse, supplying liquor to a minor, ... «Winnipeg Sun, Jan 15»
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Gary Glitter Denies Sex Abuse Allegations
Gadd, from Marylebone, central London, is also accused of allegedly giving the girl alcohol to "stupefy or overpower" her into having sex with him between ... «Sky News, Nov 14»
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Man guilty of drugging victim for sex attack
Now Fradgley has been found guilty of four counts of administering a substance with intent to stupefy or overpower a woman to enable him to engage in sexual ... «Portsmouth News, Oct 14»
9
Maps to the Stars Grapples with the Movie Business's Most …
Cronenberg's movie seems bound to stupefy Hollywood as much as Sunset Boulevard did six decades ago, unless it becomes the industry's Rocky Horror ... «LA Magazine, Oct 14»
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'Woman drugged and then sexually assaulted by man'
Fradgley denies four counts of administering a substance with intent to stupefy or overpower a woman to enable him to engage in sexual activity with her. «Portsmouth News, Sep 14»

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