Stu·pe·fy v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stupefied p. pr. & vb. n. Stupefying ] [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.
The fumes of drink discompose and stupefy the brain. --South.
2. To deprive of material mobility. [Obs.]
It is not malleable; but yet is not fluent, but stupefied. --Bacon.
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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]
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"