ASTON'ISH, verb transitive [Latin attono, to astonish; ad and tono. See Tone and Stun.] To stun or strike dumb with sudden fear, terror, surprise or wonder; to amaze; to confound with some sudden passion. I Daniel was astonished at the vision. Daniel 8:27.
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