ASTOUND

a. v.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
a.

Stunned; astounded; astonished. [Archaic] Spenser. Thus Ellen, dizzy and astound. As sudden ruin yawned around. Sir W. Scott.

2.
v.

To stun; to stupefy. No puissant stroke his senses once astound. Fairfax.

3.
v.

To astonish; to strike with amazement; to confound with wonder, surprise, or fear. These thoughts may startle well, but not astound The virtuous mind. Milton.

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