To daze thoroughly; to stun or bewilder someone completely.
Combining 'be-' with 'daze' (from Middle English 'dasen,' possibly Scandinavian in origin). The prefix intensifies the verb meaning, making it mean 'to daze completely or thoroughly.'
This verb highlights how the 'be-' prefix functioned like an intensifier in older English—it's related to how modern English uses 'totally' or 'completely' as intensifiers. The prefix essentially means 'make thoroughly' or 'fill with,' so 'bedaze' means to daze someone to their core.
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