stupefy:
- to make stupid, groggy, or insensible
- astonish, astound
Example: Life’s much more amusing than we thought. The word ‘amuse’ comes from the Old French ‘amuser’ which means to stupefy. Life stupefies us with its wonders, it occupies us in agreeable, pleasing ways, and it causes us to laugh or smile by giving pleasure. [Reference: MORE MIRTH ON EARTH]
- to make stupid, groggy, or insensible
- astonish, astound
Example: Life’s much more amusing than we thought. The word ‘amuse’ comes from the Old French ‘amuser’ which means to stupefy. Life stupefies us with its wonders, it occupies us in agreeable, pleasing ways, and it causes us to laugh or smile by giving pleasure. [Reference: MORE MIRTH ON EARTH]