† soporatev.
Obsolete.
transitive. To put to sleep; to dull, stupefy.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (transitive)] > put to or cause to sleep
swevec725
to fall, lull, lay (bring obs.) asleepa1500
slumber?1533
soporate1623
insomniatea1657
to get off1836
sleepa1843
the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > dullness of sense perception > dull (the senses) [verb (transitive)] > stupefy
swevec725
amazeOE
mazec1390
dazea1400
fordulla1400
stupefy?a1425
dullc1440
entrance1569
damp1570
daunt1581
stupefact1583
trance1597
astound1600
mulla1616
doze1617
soporate1623
consopite1647
obstupefying1660
dozzlea1670
infatuate1712
smoor1718
silly1859
maizel1869
zombify1950
the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (transitive)] > put to or cause to sleep > induce or lull to sleep
lullc1386
wrap1399
sopite1542
to fall, lull, lay (bring obs.) asleep1594
soporate1623
belull1631
consopite1647
1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. i Soporate, to bring asleepe.
1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Physical Inst. v, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Dd3 [Frontals] indeed are very expetible which..gently soporate the senses, and roborate the brain.
1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. v. 795 The Soul seeming not to be Thoroughly Awake here, but as it were Soporated, with the..Opiatick Vapours of this gross Body.
Derivatives
ˈsoporated adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [adjective] > put to sleep
soporated1684
sopite1877
1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician vi. 199 And especially soporated Patients awake upon taking a Vomit.
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