| Daze | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dazed p. pr. & vb. n. Dazing. ] [ OE. dasen, prob. from Icel. dasask to become weary, a reflexive verb; cf. Sw. dasa to lie idle, and OD. daesen to be foolish, insane, daes, dwaes, D. dwaas, foolish, insane, AS. dw&aemacr_;s, dysig, stupid. √71. Cf. Dizzy, Doze. ] To stupefy with excess of light; with a blow, with cold, or with fear; to confuse; to benumb. [ 1913 Webster ] While flashing beams do daze his feeble eyen. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] Such souls,
Whose sudden visitations daze the world. Sir H. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ] He comes out of the room in a dazed state, that is an odd though a sufficient substitute for interest. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| dazed | adj. 1. stupefied; conscious but unable to think clearly; -- usually caused by a blow or other shock.
Syn. -- foggy, groggy, logy, stuporous. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ] 2. stunned from or as if from repeated blows.
Syn. -- punch-drunk, silly, slaphappy. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Dazzle | v. i. 1. To be overpoweringly or intensely bright; to excite admiration by brilliancy. [ 1913 Webster ] Ah, friend! to dazzle, let the vain design. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness. [ 1913 Webster ] An overlight maketh the eyes dazzle. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ] I dare not trust these eyes;
They dance in mists, and dazzle with surprise. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Dazzle | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dazzled p. pr. & vb. n. Dazzling ] [ Freq. of daze. ] 1. To overpower with light; to confuse the sight of by brilliance of light. [ 1913 Webster ] Those heavenly shapes
Will dazzle now the earthly, with their blaze
Insufferably bright. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] An unreflected light did never yet
Dazzle the vision feminine. Sir H. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To bewilder or surprise with brilliancy or display of any kind. “Dazzled and drove back his enemies.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] |
