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    torpefy
    /ˈtɔːpɪfʌɪ/

    verb

    • 1. make (someone or something) numb, paralysed, or lifeless. formal

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › torpifyTorpify Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    ˈtȯ (r)pəˌfī. -ed/-ing/-es. : to make torpid : benumb, stupefy. Word History. Etymology. modification (influenced by English -ify, -fy) of Late Latin torpefacere, from torpēre to be torpid + facere to make. Love words?

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTORPEFY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    (ˈtɔːpɪˌfaɪ ) verb Word forms: -fies, -fying, -fied (transitive) to make torpid. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. To make torpid.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  4. www.thefreedictionary.com › torpefyTorpefy - definition of torpefy by The Free Dictionary

    Define torpefy. torpefy synonyms, torpefy pronunciation, torpefy translation, English dictionary definition of torpefy. vb , -fies , -fying or -fied to make torpid Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994,...

  5. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › torpefytorpefy - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    torpefy (third-person singular simple present torpefies, present participle torpefying, simple past and past participle torpefied) To make torpid.

  6. www.yourdictionary.com › torpifyTorpify Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Torpify definition: To make <a>torpid</a>; to <a>benumb</a>.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › TorpifyTorpify - definition of Torpify by The Free Dictionary

    Define Torpify. Torpify synonyms, Torpify pronunciation, Torpify translation, English dictionary definition of Torpify. v. t. 1. To make torpid; to numb, or benumb.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › torpefy_vtorpefy, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    Meaning & use. Etymology. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the verb torpefy mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb torpefy. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.

  9. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › torpifytorpify - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Nov 3, 2020 · Verb. [ edit] torpify (third-person singular simple present torpifies, present participle torpifying, simple past and past participle torpified) ( transitive) To make torpid; to benumb. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain.

  10. www.wordnik.com › words › torpifytorpify - definition and meaning - Wordnik

    torpify - definition and meaning. Define. Relate. List. Discuss. See. Hear. Love. Definitions. from The Century Dictionary. To make torpid; stupefy; numb; blunt. from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. transitive verb To make torpid; to numb, or benumb.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › torpid_adjtorpid, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word torpid. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. torpid has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. pathology (1800s) Oxford University (1830s) rowing (1830s) nautical (1830s) education (1900s)