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Mystify

/mˈɪstəˌfaɪ/
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(verb) To thoroughly confuse, befuddle, or bewilder.

The magician's tricks mystify the audience.
The complex plot mystify the reader.
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The complex mathematical equations never fail to ____ me, as I struggle to understand the several different underlying principles of calculus.

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