torpefy

tor pe fy |ˈtôrpəˌfī ˈtɔrpəfaɪ | ▶verb ( torpefies, torpefying, torpefied ) [ with obj. ] formal make (someone or something ) numb, paralyzed, or lifeless. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin torpefacere, from torpere ‘be numb or sluggish. ’

torpefy

torpefy |ˈtɔːpɪfʌɪ | ▶verb ( torpefies, torpefying, torpefied ) [ with obj. ] formal make (someone or something ) numb, paralysed, or lifeless. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin torpefacere, from torpere ‘be numb or sluggish ’.