stupefy
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stupefy
- /ˈst(j)upəˌfaɪ/
- /ˈst͡ʃupəˌfaɪ/
Where it comes from
From Middle French stupéfier, from Latin stupefaciō (“strike dumb, stun with amazement, stupefy”), from stupeō (“to be stunned, speechless”) (see English stupid, stupor) + faciō (“to do, make”).
verb stupefies · stupefying · stupefied · stupify
- To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to stun. a stupefying drug; a stupefacient
- To astonish or stun, especially as a result of some distressing action. The police's negligence and callousness continued to stupefy her.
- To deprive a material of the ability to undergo change or movement, especially deformation. The next is, when it is not malleable, but yet it is not fluent, but stupified^([sic]).
Translations
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verb dull the senses or capacity to think
| Español | entorpecer, dejar estupefacto, atontar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 呆然とさせる bōzen to saseru |
| 中文 | 使驚奇 /使惊奇 shǐ jīngqí, 使驚訝 /使惊讶 shǐ jīngyà |
| Português | entorpecer, estupeficar |
| Français | stupéfier, abrutir, hébéter, sidérer, abasourdir, ahurir |
| Deutsch | betäuben |
| Italiano | stupefare, abbrutire, sbalordire, confondere, ingarbugliare, annebbiare |
| Русский | изумля́ть izumljátʹ, изуми́ть izumítʹ, поража́ть poražátʹ, порази́ть porazítʹ, ошеломля́ть ošelomljátʹ, ошеломи́ть ošelomítʹ |
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