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torpesco

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Latin

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Etymology

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torpeō (I am numb) +‎ -scō

Pronunciation

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Verb

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torpēscō (present infinitive torpēscere, perfect active torpuī); third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to grow stiff, numb or dull
  2. to become listless, indolent, slothful
  3. (figurative) to be useless

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  • torpesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • torpesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • torpesco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.