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Latin
Etymology
From ob- + stupēscō (“I become amazed”).
Pronunciation
Verb
obstupēscō (present infinitive obstupēscere, perfect active obstupuī); third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
- to become numb or stupefied
- Synonyms: stupēscō, attonō, astupeō, admīror, mīror, stupeō, dēfīgō
- to be astonished, astounded or amazed
Conjugation
References
- “obstupesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “obstupesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- obstupesco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.