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. 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 ]

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

a. Causing amazement; very wonderful; as, amazing grace. -- A*maz"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] 1. One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus Chrysotis [ 1913 Webster ]

Amazon ant (Zool.), a species of ant (Polyergus rufescens), of Europe and America. They seize by conquest the larvæ and nymphs of other species and make slaves of them in their own nests. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Pertaining to or resembling an Amazon; of masculine manners; warlike. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to the river Amazon in South America, or to its valley. [ 1913 Webster ]