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 Mys·ti·fy v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mystified p. pr. & vb. n. Mystifying ]
 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; to baffle; as, to mystify an opponent.
    He took undue advantage of his credulity and mystified him exceedingly.   --Ld. Campbell.
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 mystifying
      adj : of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written
            without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark
            secret"; "the inscrutible workings of Providence"; "in
            its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins
            of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to
            visitors from other lands" [syn: cryptic, cryptical,
             deep, inscrutable, mysterious]