stupefy

== English == === Alternative forms === stupify === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈst(j)upəˌfaɪ/, /ˈst͡ʃupəˌfaɪ/ === Verb === stupefy (third-person singular simple present stupefies, present participle stupefying, simple past and past participle stupefied) (transitive, especially law) To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to stun. (transitive, by extension, figurative) To astonish or stun, especially as a result of some distressing action. (transitive, obsolete) To deprive a material of the ability to undergo change or movement, especially deformation. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====