intorpidire

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Italian

Etymology

From in- +‎ torpido (torpid, sluggish) +‎ -ire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /in.tor.piˈdi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: in‧tor‧pi‧dì‧re

Verb

intorpidìre (first-person singular present intorpidìsco, first-person singular past historic intorpidìi, past participle intorpidìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to numb, to make numb
  2. (transitive) to slow down, make sluggish
  3. (intransitive) to numb, to become numb
  4. (intransitive) to become slow or sluggish (especially of one's mind)

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