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1 astonish
[ə'stoniʃ](to surprise greatly: I was astonished by his ignorance.) εκπλήσσω- astonishment -
2 Astonish
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3 astonish
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4 electrify
1) (to convert (a railway etc) to the use of electricity as the moving power.) εξηλεκτρίζω2) (to excite or astonish: The news electrified us.) διεγείρω, εξάπτω, `ηλεκτρίζω` -
5 stagger
['stæɡə]1) (to sway, move or walk unsteadily: The drunk man staggered along the road.) τρεκλίζω,παραπατώ2) (to astonish: I was staggered to hear he had died.) καταπλήσσω,(συγ)κλονίζω3) (to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.) κλιμακώνω,ρυθμίζω κατά διαστήματα• -
6 stun
past tense, past participle - stunned; verb1) (to make unconscious or knock senseless eg by a blow on the head: The blow stunned him.) ρίχνω αναίσθητο/ζαλίζω2) (to shock or astonish: He was stunned by the news of her death.) καταπλήσσω•- stunning -
7 Confound
v. trans.Throw into disorder: P. and V. συγχεῖν, ταράσσειν, συνταράσσειν, φύρειν (Plat.), κυκᾶν (Plat.), Ar. and V. δονεῖν (Æsch., frag.), Ar. and P. συγκυκᾶν (Plat.).Astonish: P. and V. ἐκπλήσσειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Confound
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8 Dumfound
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9 Impress
subs.——————v. trans.Stamp with a mark: P. χαρακτῆρα ἐπιβάλλειν (dat.).Impress the mind, astonish: P. and V. ἐκπλήσσειν.Persuade: P. and V. πείθειν.Impress on one's mind: V. ἐγγράφεσθαι (τινί τι), θυμῷ βάλλειν (τι), P. εἰς μνήμην κατατίθεσθαί (τι).What is this pledge that you would wish impressed upon my mind: V. τί δʼ ἂν θέλοις, τὸ πιστὸν ἐμφῦναι φρενί (Soph., O.C. 1488).Impress ( favourably): P. (εὖ) διατιθέναι.Impress into one's service, win over: P. and V. προσποιεῖσθαι (acc.), προστίθεσθαι (acc.).Be impressed to serve in the army: P. ἀναγκαστὸς στρατεύειν (Thuc. 7, 58).Those who were impressed to serve in the ships: P. οἱ ἀναγκαστοὶ εἰσβάντες (Thuc. 7, 13).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Impress
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10 Strike
v. trans.P. and V. κρούειν, τύπτειν, κόπτειν, πατάξαι ( 1st aor. of πατάσσειν), Ar. and V. παίειν (rare P.), θείνειν, ἀράσσειν; see also collide with.Strike with a missile P. and V. βάλλειν.With a javelin: P. and V. ἀκοντίζειν.Be struck: P. and V. πληγῆναι (aor. pass. of πλήσσειν).Be struck by, be astonished at: P. and V. θαυμάζειν (acc.).Strike ( one), occur to ( one): P. and V. παρίστασθαι (dat.) ἐμπίπτειν (dat.), ἐπέρχεσθαι, (acc. or dat.), εἰσέρχεσθαι (use. or dat.).Astonish: P. and V. θαῦμα παρέχειν (dat.).Strike a coin: Ar. κόπτεσθαι.Strike a light.Rubbing stone against stone I struck with pain a dim light: ἀλλʼ ἐν πέτροισι πέτρον ἐκτρίβων μόλις ἔφηνʼ ἄφαντον φῶς (Saph., Phil. 296).Strike against: P. and V. πταίειν πρός (dat.); collide with.Strike in, interrupt, v. intrans.: P. ὑπολαμβάνειν.Strike in return: Ar. and P. ἀντιτύπτειν.Strike on: strike upon.Strike out, erase: P. and V. ἐξαλείφειν, P. ἐκκολάπτειν.Strike out a new line: Ar. and P. καινοτομεῖν.Strike upon.The sound of trouble in the house strikes upon my ears: V. φθόγγος οἰκείου κακοῦ βάλλει διʼ ὤτων (Soph., Ant. 1187).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Strike
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Astonish — As*ton ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astonished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Astonishing}.] [OE. astonien, astunian, astonen, OF. estoner, F. [ e]tonner, fr. L. ex out + tonare to thunder, but perhaps influenced by E. stun. See {Thunder}, {Astound}, {Astony}.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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