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baze

/bˈeɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
baze
IPA
/bˈeɪz/
15
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stupefy; frighten; alarm.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

name

A surname.

name

Bayswater Road, a street in London, England.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

Etymology

Uncertain, but apparently identical with Dutch bazen, verbazen (“to astonish, stupefy”), obsolete German basen (“to rave”). Compare also Scots baise (“confusion, bewilderment”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

bazes (present, singular) bazing (participle, present) bazed (participle, past) bazed (past) baize (alternative) Bazes (plural) the Baze (canonical)

Frequently Paired Words

basen

Rhymes With

days ways plays raise phase praise phrase pays stays essays displays rays

Questions

How do you pronounce baze?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈeɪz/.
What does baze mean?
To stupefy; frighten; alarm.
Where does baze come from?
Uncertain, but apparently identical with Dutch bazen, verbazen (“to astonish, stupefy”), obsolete German basen (“to rave”). Compare also Scots baise (“confusion, bewilderment”).

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