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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TORPENT

a.[L. torpens, torpeo.] Benumbed; torpid; having no motion or activity; incapable of motion. A frail and torpent memory.

 

TORPENT

n.In medicine, that which diminishes the exertion of the irritative motions.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TORPENT

Tor "pent, a. Etym: [L. torpens, p. pr. of torpere to be numb. ]

 

Defn: Having no motion or activity; incapable of motion; benumbed; torpid. [Obs. ] Evelyn.