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Amazed vs Amated - What's the difference?

amazed | amated |

As adjectives the difference between amazed and amated

is that amazed is astonished; confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised while amated is overwhelmed, confused.

As verbs the difference between amazed and amated

is that amazed is past tense of amaze while amated is past tense of amate.

amazed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Astonished; confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised.
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  • *:And it was while all were passionately intent upon the pleasing and snake-like progress of their uncle that a young girl in furs, ascending the stairs two at a time, peeped perfunctorily into the nursery as she passed the hallway—and halted amazed .
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=8 citation , passage=It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.}}

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    Verb

    (head)
  • (amaze)

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    amated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (obsolete) (amate)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Overwhelmed, confused.
  • * 1485 , Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur , Book VII:
    • and at som tyme they were so amated that aythir toke others swerde in the stede of his owne.