• (v. t.) To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture. • (v. t.) To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the credulity of ; as, to mystify an opponent. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/mystify/
Mys'ti·fy transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Mystified ; present participle & verbal noun Mystifying .] [ French mystifier , from Greek ... + Latin - ficare (in comp.) to make. See 1st Mystery , and -... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/125