obstupefy, v.
(əbˈstjuːpɪfaɪ)
[f. L. obstupefacĕre (see above), after stupefy.]
trans. To stupefy, esp. mentally.
| 1613 Jackson Creed i. xii. § 1 So had the diuels..sought to work wonders about the Egyptian idols, which did obstupifie the people. 1660 H. More Myst. Godliness iv. i. 138 Some Lethargical or obstupifying disease. 1708 Brit. Apollo No. 36. 2/1 To Paradigmatize and..explain all obstupifying Quiddities. 1889 C. Pritchard Occas. Th. Astron. 167 You cannot obstupefy such a man. |