Mys·ti·fy v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mystified p. pr. & vb. n. Mystifying ]
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; to baffle; as, to mystify an opponent.
He took undue advantage of his credulity and mystified him exceedingly. --Ld. Campbell.
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mystifying
adj : of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written
without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark
secret"; "the inscrutible workings of Providence"; "in
its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins
of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to
visitors from other lands" [syn: cryptic, cryptical,
deep, inscrutable, mysterious]