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Date: 1500-1600
Origin: astone 'to astonish' (14-17 centuries) (from Old French estoner, from Vulgar Latin extonare, from Latin tonare 'to thunder') + -ish (as in abolish)

astonish

 verb
     
as‧ton‧ish [transitive]
to surprise someone very much [= amaze]:
Her reply astonished me.
It astonished him that she had changed so little.
What astonishes me most is his complete lack of fear.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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