STUPEFACTIVE Stu`pe*fac"tive, a. & n. Etym: [Cf. F. stupéfactif, LL. stupefactivus.]
Defn: Same as Stupefacient. [Written also stupifactive.]
STUPEFIED
Stu"pe*fied, a.
Defn: Having been made stupid.
STUPEFIEDNESS
Stu"pe*fied`ness, n.
Defn: Quality of being stupid.
STUPEFIER
Stu"pe*fi`er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, stupefies; a stupefying agent.
STUPEFY
Stu"pe*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stupefied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Stupefying.] Etym: [F. stupéfier, fr. L. stupere to be stupefied +
ficare (in comp.) to make, akin to facere. See Stupid, Fact, and cf.
Stupefacient.] [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.