Stupefy — [sto͞o′pə fī ́, styo͞o′pə fī ́] vt. numb, numbing [Fr stunned < L stupet < stup, be anesthetized (see STUPID) + facere, do, DO1] 1. bring in a state of drowsiness; daze; Make boring or lethargic 2. to marvel, to marvel or… English World dictionary stupefy — stupefiedness /stooh peuh fuyd nis, fuy id , styooh /, n. stupefier, n. stupefyly, adv. /stooh peuh fuy , styooh /, v.t., stunned, stunning. 1. be placed in a state of low or no sensitivity; numb the faculties of; in a daze. 4 hrs Universalium stuefy — verb /ˈstupəˌfaɪ/ to dull the senses or the ability to think, thereby reducing the ability to react; to dazzle.
See also: stupe, stupid, stupor, prodigious. Wiktionary Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press! Find out which words work together and create more natural English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app. stupefy — transitive verb (fied; fying) Etymology: Middle English stupifien, modification of Latin stupefacere, to be astonished by stupēre + facere to do, to do more Date: 15th century 1. Make stupid, groggy or insensitive 2. Astonishment, astonishment… New College Dictionary Find answers online with Practical English Usage, your essential guide to problems in English. stupefy — ► VERB (stunned, stunned) 1) unable (someone) to think or feel good. 2) Astonishment and shock.
DERIVATIVES stupefaction name. ORIGIN Latin stupefacere, to be beaten senselessly by stupere . English terms dictionary stupefaction — *stunning, stunning, bemuse, benumb, paralysze, petrify Similar words: *confused, muddle, addle, fuddle, befuddle: faze, rattle (see EMBARRASSMENT): stunned, either, bewilder, mystify (see PUZZLE) . New thesaurus Middle English Stupifien, modification of Latin stupefacere, from stupÄre to be astonished + facere to do, to do to do more to do This was part of the plan to numb prisoners with drug alcohol. Going numb with other wines is brutal; But to rise with you to the seventh heaven is completely ethereal. Julius composed it to inspire and shake the Romans; Its only use today is to numb schoolchildren and make them sick. To have control over the bees during the operation, you need to lightly anesthetize them with the smoke of a steaming cloth. He reveals Himself to mankind only to numb their judgment and confound the reason He has given them. Stupefy – means „to make insensitive“ or „to amaze“, is spelled efy (as liquefy and rare), not ify (as worthy and modify). Modern English usage stupefy — 1510s (implicit in pp. stupefact), by M.Fr.
stupef, by L. stupefacere make stupid or senseless, to stupet to be knocked out (see STUPID (Cf. stupid)) + face to do (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious)) . Etymological dictionary.