mystify Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb be a mystery or bewildering to
    perplex; bewilder; get; beat; puzzle; pose; amaze; vex; baffle; flummox; stick; stupefy; gravel; nonplus; dumbfound.
    • This beats me!
    • Got me--I don't know the answer!
    • a vexing problem
    • This question really stuck me
  2. verb make mysterious
    • mystify the story

WordNet

Mys"ti*fy transitive verb
Etymology
F. mystifier, fr. Gr. + L. -ficare (in comp.) to make. See 1st Mystery, and -fy.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Mystified ; present participle & verbal noun Mystifying
Definitions
  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 ; as, to mystify an opponent.
    He took undue advantage of his credulity and mystified him exceedingly. Ld. Campbell.

Webster 1913