Antonyms for mystify

Grammar : Verb

Spell : mis-tuh-fahy

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɪs təˌfaɪ

Definition of mystify

Origin : 1814, from French mystifier (1772), a verb formed irregularly from mystique "a mystic" (see mystic (adj.)) + -fier (see -fy). Related: Mystified; mystifying.

verb bewilder, confuse

Example sentences :

Two blocks of moving waggons will mystify them, not attract them.
Extract from : « On the Heels of De Wet » by The Intelligence Officer

Colonel Ellwell contrived to mystify the people a little as follows.
Extract from : « Letters from Port Royal » by Various

"We don't care to mystify you, Leopold," laughed Mr. Hamilton.
Extract from : « The Coming Wave » by Oliver Optic

“A very learned person,” said Rhoda, to whom it was delight to mystify Molly.
Extract from : « The Maidens' Lodge » by Emily Sarah Holt

"It came from Ball & Black's," said our hero, willing to mystify him.
Extract from : « Fame and Fortune » by Horatio Alger, Jr.

“Precisely the length of her ability to mystify me,” he replied.
Extract from : « The Daughters of Danaus » by Mona Caird

"The more we mystify them, the more they will fear us," said the doctor.
Extract from : « Pharaoh's Broker » by Ellsworth Douglass

We shall have a laugh at them afterwards, and if I were in your place I'd mystify them more than ever.
Extract from : « Crime and Punishment » by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Still he did not scruple about giving it, or attempt in any manner to mystify or to deceive.
Extract from : « Oak Openings » by James Fenimore Cooper

Had it really been lost—or had it been placed there in order to mystify and mislead the police?
Extract from : « The Place of Dragons » by William Le Queux

Synonyms for mystify

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019