definition of
mystify

[1] #1 mystify v. [perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound] be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me". wn

[2] #2 mystify v. make mysterious; "mystify the story". wn