stupefies

Meaning of stupefies

verb, 3rd person present
  1. make (someone) unable to think or feel properly.
    the offence of administering drugs to a woman with intent to stupefy her

late Middle English: from French stupéfier, from Latin stupefacere, from stupere ‘be struck senseless’.

Information about stupefies

  • It is a verb.
  • The singular form of stupefies is: stupefy.
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Hyphenation of stupefies

stu-pe-fies

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • stupefies is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

stupefies synonyms

Meaning knock unconscious or into a dazed or semi-conscious state:

stun

Meaning (especially of an emotional or physical shock) make (someone) unable to think or react properly:

daze

Meaning make (someone) unable to think clearly:

befuddle

Meaning deprive of physical or emotional feeling:

benumb

Meaning cause (a sensation) to be felt less intensely; deaden:

numb

Meaning administer a drug to (someone) in order to induce stupor or insensibility:

drug

Meaning calm, dignified, and unhurried:

sedate

Meaning administer an anaesthetic to (a person or animal), especially so as to induce a loss of consciousness:

anaesthetize

Meaning administer a tranquillizer to (a person or animal):

tranquillize

Meaning affect with or as if with a narcotic drug:

narcotize

Meaning (of alcoholic drink or a drug) cause (someone) to lose control of their faculties or behaviour:

intoxicate

Meaning make (someone) drunk; intoxicate:

inebriate

Meaning administer drugs to (a racehorse, greyhound, or athlete) in order to inhibit or enhance sporting performance:

dope

Words that rhyme with stupefies

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