cause to be mysterious, make obscure; perplex, puzzle, cause a person to be unable to understand
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Mystify Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the credulity of ; as, to mystify an opponent.
To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the credulity of ; as, to mystify an opponent.
(v. t.)
To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutTo involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture.
mystify
\mys"ti*fy\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. mystified (?); p. pr. & vb. n. mystifying (?).] [f. mystifier, fr. gr. &?; + l. -ficare (in comp.) to make. see 1st mystery, and -fy.]
1. to involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; as, to mystify a passage of scripture.
2. to perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the credulity of; as, to mystify an opponent. he took undue advantage of his credulity and mystified him exceedingly. campbell.
mystify
v
1. be a mystery or bewildering to: "this beats me!" "got me--i don't know the answer!" [syn: perplex, get, puzzle, baffle, beat, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound]
2. make mysterious; "mystify the story" [ant: demystify]
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound
(hypernym) confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
(hyponym) stump, mix up
(derivation) mystification
2. make mysterious; "mystify the story"
(antonym) demystify
(hypernym) obscure, bedim, overcloud
(derivation) bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement
Mystify Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Deception, beguilement, deceit, bluff, mystification, bad faith, and subterfuge are acts to propagate beliefs that are not true, or not the whole truth (as in half-truths or omission). Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda, and sleight of hand. It can employ distraction, camouflage or concealment. There is also self-deception as in bad faith.
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