Mȳs'ti-fy, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. MYSTIFIED; p. pr. & vb. n. MYSTIFYING.] [Fr. mystifier, Gr. μύστης and Lat. facere, to make. See MYSTERY.] To involve in mystery so as to mislead; to perplex purposely; to play upon the credulity of.