v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Amazed p. pr. & vb. n. Amazing. ] [ Pref. a- + maze. ] 1. To bewilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A labyrinth to amaze his foes. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To confound, as by fear, wonder, extreme surprise; to overwhelm with wonder; to astound; to astonish greatly. “Amazing Europe with her wit.” Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? Matt. xii. 23. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To astonish; astound; confound; bewilder; perplex; surprise. -- Amaze, Astonish. Amazement includes the notion of bewilderment of difficulty accompanied by surprise. It expresses a state in which one does not know what to do, or to say, or to think. Hence we are amazed at what we can not in the least account for. Astonishment also implies surprise. It expresses a state in which one is stunned by the vastness or greatness of something, or struck with some degree of horror, as when one is overpowered by the &unr_;normity of an act, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To be astounded. [ Archaic ] B. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. Bewilderment, arising from fear, surprise, or wonder; amazement. [ Chiefly poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The wild, bewildered
Of one to stone converted by amaze. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In amazement; with confusion or astonishment. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being amazed, or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Full of amazement. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The condition of being amazed; bewilderment [ Obs. ]; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear, horror, or admiration. [ 1913 Webster ]

His words impression left
Of much amazement. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Frenzy; madness. [ Obs. ] Webster (1661). [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ OE. bimasen; pref. be- + masen to maze. ] To bewilder. [ 1913 Webster ]

Intellects bemazed in endless doubt. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. mase; cf. OE. masen to confuse, puzzle, Norweg. masast to fall into a slumber, masa to be continually busy, prate, chatter, Icel. masa to chatter, dial. Sw. masa to bask, be slow, work slowly and lazily, mas slow, lazy. ] 1. A wild fancy; a confused notion. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Confusion of thought; perplexity; uncertainty; state of bewilderment. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A confusing and baffling network, as of paths or passages; an intricacy; a labyrinth. “Quaint mazes on the wanton green.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Or down the tempting maze of Shawford brook. Wordaworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate,
Puzzled with mazes, and perplexed with error. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A complex and confusing system or set of rules that causes bwilderment; as, a maze of environemntal regulations. [ PJC ]

Syn. -- Labyrinth; intricacy. See Labyrinth. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Mazed p. pr. & vb. n. Mazing. ] To perplex greatly; to bewilder; to astonish and confuse; to amaze. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To be bewildered. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The condition of being mazed; confusion; astonishment. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Mazy. [ Obs. ] Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. maser, akin to OD. maser an excrescence on a maple tree, OHG. masar, G. maser spot, Icel. mösurr maple. ] A large drinking bowl; -- originally made of maple. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Their brimful mazers to the feasting bring. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A maze or labyrinth. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]