transitive. To put to sleep (or to death), lull to rest; also, to stupefy.

transitive. To stun or stupefy (a person); to daze; to bewilder, perplex. Obsolete.

transitive. To stupefy or daze; to befuddle; †to render crazed, distraught, or alarmed (obsolete). Usually in passive. Now chiefly archaic and reg…

To prostrate the mental faculties of (a person), as by a blow on the head, a violent shock, weariness, intoxicating drink, etc.; to benumb or…

transitive. To make dull; to stupefy. Only in past participle.

transitive. Originally: †to cause loss of physical sensation in (a part of the body); to dull or deaden (the nerves, senses, etc.) (obsolete). In…

To render sluggish or inert; to deprive of quickness, sharpness, or activity; to stupefy (a person, or the mind, understanding, wits, etc.).

transitive. To put (a person or animal) into an unconscious or half-conscious state; spec. to put into a hypnotic state. Now somewhat archaic and rare…

To stifle (the faculties) with noxious ‘fumes’; to stupefy, benumb, daze. Obsolete.

To daze, stupefy. Obsolete exc. dialect.

transitive. To stupefy (in various senses); to dull or deaden (the senses, intellect, emotions, etc.); to stun, daze, or bewilder (a person). Also…

transitive. To throw into a trance or a similar state; †to stupefy; to entrance, enrapture. Chiefly poetic.

To deprive of consciousness, stupefy. Obsolete.

transitive. To make mild, soften, thaw. Obsolete.

transitive. To stupefy; to muddle; to make drowsy or dull; to bewilder, confuse, perplex. Obsolete.

transitive. To put to sleep; to dull, stupefy.

transitive. To lay or lull to sleep; to quiet, compose; to stupefy. (Usually figurative.)

Stupefying, bewildering.

transitive. To render stupid; to stupefy.

To stupefy (the senses). Obsolete. rare.

transitive. figurative or transferred. To conceal or hide; to suppress; to deaden, stupefy, etc.

transitive. To stupefy, stun. Cf. silly, adj. 8a. In later use English regional (Lincolnshire).

transitive. To stupefy, bewilder.

transitive. To transform into a zombie. Chiefly in extended use: to make easy to control; to stupefy; to deprive of energy or vitality (cf. zombie, n.…