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† torˈpescent, a. Obs. rare.
[ad. pr. pple. of L. torpēscĕre to become torpid.]
That grows torpid; becoming numb. Hence † torˈpescence [see -ence], the process of becoming torpid.
c1750Shenstone Economy i. 139 Their torpescent soul Clenches their coin. 1784Johnson in W. Windham's Diary (1866) 19 Torpescence, much of the faculties of man⁓kind lost in them. |