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stupefy
(mass) | stupefy
- ohromiť |
stupefy
(encz) | stupefy,ohromit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Stupefy
(gcide) | 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.
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The fumes of drink discompose and stupefy the brain.
--South.
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2. To deprive of material mobility. [Obs.]
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It is not malleable; but yet is not fluent, but
stupefied. --Bacon.
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stupefy
(wn) | stupefy
v 1: make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or
infatuation [syn: besot, stupefy]
2: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I
don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question
really stuck me" [syn: perplex, vex, stick, get,
puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder,
flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze,
dumbfound]
3: make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish"
[syn: stun, stupefy] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
stupefy
(mass) | stupefy
- ohromiť |
stupefy
(encz) | stupefy,ohromit v: Zdeněk Brož |
stupefying
(encz) | stupefying,otupující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
stupefyingly
(encz) | stupefyingly,omráčivě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
Obstupefy
(gcide) | Obstupefy \Ob*stu"pe*fy\, v. t. [Cf.L. obstupefacere. See Ob-,
and Stupefy.]
See Stupefy. [Obs.]
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Stupefying
(gcide) | 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.
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2. To deprive of material mobility. [Obs.]
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It is not malleable; but yet is not fluent, but
stupefied. --Bacon.
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stupefy
(wn) | stupefy
v 1: make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or
infatuation [syn: besot, stupefy]
2: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I
don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question
really stuck me" [syn: perplex, vex, stick, get,
puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder,
flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze,
dumbfound]
3: make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish"
[syn: stun, stupefy] |
stupefying
(wn) | stupefying
adj 1: so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such
an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding
achievement"; "the amount of money required was
staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure
inside the boucle dress was stupefying" [syn:
astonishing, astounding, staggering, stupefying]
2: making physically stupid or dull or insensible; "a stupefying
blow to the head"; "the stupefying effects of hemp"
3: shocking with surprise and consternation; "the stupefying
impact of the tragedy" |
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