astound

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
astound
    v 1: affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages
         amazes me!" [syn: {amaze}, {astonish}, {astound}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Aston \As*ton"\, Astone \As*tone"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   {Astoned}, {Astond}, or {Astound}.] [See {Astonish}.]
   To stun; to astonish; to stupefy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Astound \As*tound"\, a. [OE. astouned, astound, astoned, p. p.
   of astone. See {Astone}.]
   Stunned; astounded; astonished. [Archaic] --Spenser.
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         Thus Ellen, dizzy and astound.
         As sudden ruin yawned around.            --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Astound \As*tound"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astounded}, [Obs.]
   {Astound}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Astounding}.] [See {Astound}, a.]
   1. To stun; to stupefy.
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            No puissant stroke his senses once astound.
                                                  --Fairfax.
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   2. To astonish; to strike with amazement; to confound with
      wonder, surprise, or fear.
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            These thoughts may startle well, but not astound
            The virtuous mind.                    --Milton.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
37 Moby Thesaurus words for "astound":
      abash, amaze, appall, astonish, awe, awestrike, bedaze, bedazzle,
      bewilder, boggle, bowl down, bowl over, confound, daze, dazzle,
      discomfit, disconcert, dismay, dumbfound, dumbfounder, flabbergast,
      floor, overwhelm, paralyze, perplex, petrify, put out, shock,
      stagger, startle, strike dead, strike dumb, strike with wonder,
      stun, stupefy, surprise, take aback
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