obtorpesco

Latin

Etymology

ob- +‎ torpēscō (to grow stiff)

Pronunciation

Verb

obtorpēscō (present infinitive obtorpēscere, perfect active obtorpuī); third conjugation, no supine stem

  1. (intransitive) to grow stiff, be benumbed, become insensible, lose feeling

Conjugation

References

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