Stupefied

Stupefied
Stupefy Stu"pe*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stupefied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stupefying}.] [F. stup['e]fier, fr. L. stupere to be stupefied + ficare (in comp.) to make, akin to facere. See {Stupid}, {Fact}, and cf. {Stupefacient}.] [Written also {stupify}, especially in England.] 1. To make stupid; to make dull; to blunt the faculty of perception or understanding in; to deprive of sensibility; to make torpid. [1913 Webster]

The fumes of drink discompose and stupefy the brain. --South. [1913 Webster]

2. To deprive of material mobility. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

It is not malleable; but yet is not fluent, but stupefied. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]


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  • Stupefied — Stu pe*fied, a. Having been made stupid. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stupefied — index insensible, lifeless (dull), phlegmatic, speechless, torpid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • stupefied — [adj] dazed amazed, astonished, astounded, bewildered, blown away*, bowled over*, breathless, confounded, confused, dismayed, dumbfounded, flabbergasted, floored, frozen, numb, overcome, overwhelmed, puzzled, shocked, speechless, startled,… …   New thesaurus

  • stupefied — stu|pe|fied [ˈstju:pıfaıd US ˈstu: ] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: stupéfier, from Latin stupefacere, from stupere ( STUPID1) + facere to make, do ] so surprised, tired, or bored that you cannot think clearly ▪ I stared up at Keith in… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • stupefied — stu|pe|fied [ stupə,faıd ] adjective 1. ) extremely surprised or shocked: I was stupefied to discover what was happening. 2. ) unable to think clearly, for example because of the effect of drugs …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • stupefied — adjective so surprised, tired, or bored that you cannot think clearly: a stupefied expression stupefaction noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • stupefied — UK [ˈstjuːpɪfaɪd] / US [ˈstupəˌfaɪd] adjective 1) extremely surprised or shocked I was stupefied to discover what was happening. 2) unable to think clearly, for example because of the effect of drugs …   English dictionary

  • stupefied — adjective 1. in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock he had a dazed expression on his face lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow was stupid from fatigue • Syn: ↑dazed, ↑stunned, ↑stupid …   Useful english dictionary

  • stupefied — adjective a) Experiencing stupefaction. b) Experiencing the influence of an ingested mind altering substance. Syn: intoxicated See Also: stupefiedness …   Wiktionary

  • stupefied — Synonyms and related words: Laodicean, Olympian, agape, aghast, agog, all agog, aloof, amazed, apathetic, appalled, ashen, astonished, astounded, at gaze, awed, awestricken, awestruck, beguiled, benumbed, bewildered, bewitched, blah, blanched,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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