baze
See also: Baze and báze
English
Alternative forms
- baize
Etymology
Origin uncertain, but apparently identical with Dutch bazen, verbazen (“to astonish, stupefy”), obsolete German basen (“to rave”). Compare also Scots baise (“confusion, bewilderment”).
Verb
baze (third-person singular simple present bazes, present participle bazing, simple past and past participle bazed)
- (transitive, obsolete) To stupefy; frighten; alarm.
Related terms
- basen
Anagrams
- Baez
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaze/
- Hyphenation: ba‧ze
Adverb
baze
- basically
Related terms
- baza
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French baser (“base”).
Verb
baze
- To base
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbazɛ/, [ˈbazə]
Noun
baze
- nominative and accusative plural of baz