maze /ˈmeɪz/noun 3verb 2forms 3 noun3 •A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through. •Something made up of many confused or conflicting elements; a tangle.A beech wood with silver firs in it rolled down the face of the hill, and the maze of leafless twigs and dusky spires cut sharp against the soft blueness of the evening sky. — 1907 •(no longer used) A confusion of thought; a state of bewilderment. verb2 •(no longer used) To amaze, astonish, bewilder.they so mazed and even stupified his Conscience — 1692 •(no longer used) To daze or stupefy.She rowed back alone, the simple soul that was in her forwandered and mazed with excess of joy. — 1895 formsmazed · mazing · mazes