torpefyv.

/ˈtɔːpɪfʌɪ/

Forms: (erron. torpify.)

Etymology: < Latin torpefacĕre, < torpēre to be numb + facere to make.

transitive. To render torpid, benumb, deaden, paralyse. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > render physically insensible [verb (transitive)]

astone1340

dead1382

stony1382

dazea1400

astonish1530

benumb1530

mortifya1533

numb1561

dozen1576

pave1635

deaden1684

torpedoa1772

torpefy1808

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > make emotionally unfeeling [verb (transitive)] > deaden or dull the emotions

stupefy?a1425

dullc1440

benumbc1485

slumber?1533

extinguish1540

extinct1542

numb1561

damp1570

hebetate1574

daunt1581

frostbite1593

hebete1597

blunt1600

unedgea1625

engross1626

astonish1635

consopite1647

bate1649

opiate1650

blura1653

hebescate1657

torpefy1808

dozena1810

dullify1838

hebetize1845

chloroform1849

narcotize1852

sodden1863

vastate1892

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

1808 Nat. Hist. in Ann. Reg. 117/2 The common eel, when equally frozen and torpefied, is capable of being conveyed a thousand miles up the country.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. III. 260 Sternutatories, which exhaust, weaken and torpify the nerves of smell.

1829 R. Southey Sir Thomas More II. 117 To stablish, and to quicken his belief, not to shake, or torpify it.

1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. 280 Like the flat torpedo fish, who torpifies those who come near him with the touch.

Derivatives

ˈtorpefying adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > [adjective] > rendering physically insensible

senseless1579

numbing1581

numb-cold1597

astonishing1617

benumbing1628

deading1647

bedeading1656

torporific1769

sopient1804

deadening1805

torpefying1822

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. III. 565 Carbonic acid..chiefly found in the guise of a torpefying vapour in close rooms where charcoal has been burnt.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	torpefy
释义	torpefyv. /ˈtɔːpɪfʌɪ/ Forms: (erron. torpify.) Etymology: < Latin torpefacĕre, < torpēre to be numb + facere to make. transitive. To render torpid, benumb, deaden, paralyse. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > render physically insensible [verb (transitive)] astone1340 dead1382 stony1382 dazea1400 astonish1530 benumb1530 mortifya1533 numb1561 dozen1576 pave1635 deaden1684 torpedoa1772 torpefy1808 the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > make emotionally unfeeling [verb (transitive)] > deaden or dull the emotions stupefy?a1425 dullc1440 benumbc1485 slumber?1533 extinguish1540 extinct1542 numb1561 damp1570 hebetate1574 daunt1581 frostbite1593 hebete1597 blunt1600 unedgea1625 engross1626 astonish1635 consopite1647 bate1649 opiate1650 blura1653 hebescate1657 torpefy1808 dozena1810 dullify1838 hebetize1845 chloroform1849 narcotize1852 sodden1863 vastate1892 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 1808 Nat. Hist. in Ann. Reg. 117/2 The common eel, when equally frozen and torpefied, is capable of being conveyed a thousand miles up the country. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. III. 260 Sternutatories, which exhaust, weaken and torpify the nerves of smell. 1829 R. Southey Sir Thomas More II. 117 To stablish, and to quicken his belief, not to shake, or torpify it. 1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. 280 Like the flat torpedo fish, who torpifies those who come near him with the touch. Derivatives ˈtorpefying adj. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > [adjective] > rendering physically insensible senseless1579 numbing1581 numb-cold1597 astonishing1617 benumbing1628 deading1647 bedeading1656 torporific1769 sopient1804 deadening1805 torpefying1822 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. III. 565 Carbonic acid..chiefly found in the guise of a torpefying vapour in close rooms where charcoal has been burnt. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.1808
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