单词 | somniate |
释义 | † somniatev. Obsolete. rare. 1. transitive. To dream (something). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > dream > [verb (transitive)] meteOE seea1325 dreamc1390 somniate1657 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Yy3v Who being too credulous have committed to presse what the imperite somniated. 2. To stupefy, make drowsy. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > pass (time) listlessly or lethargically [verb (transitive)] > make listless or lethargic stupefy?a1425 lethargy1608 doze1617 lethargize1633 dozzlea1670 somniate1719 stagnate1725 torpedoa1772 torpefy1808 1719 D. Defoe Vision of Angelic World 23 More or less doz'd or somniated with the oppression of Vapours..which occasion sleep. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < v.1657 |
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