stupefacientn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌstjuːpᵻˈfeɪʃnt/,

/ˌstʃuːpᵻˈfeɪʃnt/, U.S.

/ˌst(j)upəˈfeɪʃ(ə)nt/

Forms:

α. 1600s stupifacient, 1600s– stupefacient.

β. 1800s stupefaciant, 1800s stupifaciant.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin stupefacientia, stupefacient-, stupefaciēns, stupefacere.

Etymology: As noun < post-classical Latin stupefacientia, plural (1571 or earlier), use as noun of neuter plural of classical Latin stupefacient-, stupefaciēns (see below); as adjective < classical Latin stupefacient-, stupefaciēns, present participle of stupefacere stupefy v.Compare the following earlier use of post-classical Latin stupefacientia in an English context:1575 J. Banister Needefull Treat. Chyrurg. f. 136 Stupefacientia. These doe stupefacte or astonishe the members by putting the substaunce of the spirite into a colde complexion.1657 tr. P. Morel Expert Doctors Dispensatory i. iii. 408 Narcoticks by the Latines Stupefacientia, by the Greekes Ναρκοτικὰ. With the β. forms compare -ant suffix¹.

Medicine.

A. n.

A drug or other substance that causes loss or impairment of physical sensation or consciousness (cf. stupor n. 1a); †an analgesic (obsolete); a narcotic (narcotic n. 1a). Cf. stupefactive n. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > sedatives, antispasmodics, etc. > [noun] > stupefying drug

stupefactive?a1425

stupefaction1651

stupefacient1661

stupefier1661

1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 361 The lypothymy and syncope, or fainting..it's cured..if from paine, by lenients, stupefacients, and cordials with things respecting the cause.

1881 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 8 106 One of the plants enumerated by the author..is used, nevertheless, it seems, as a stupefacient of fishes in South America.

1990 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 26 Apr. 46/3 I leave out of account the crime-in-the-streets scene and the world traffic in stupefacients, as too easy to dilate on.

B. adj.

That causes loss or impairment of physical sensation or consciousness; †analgesic (obsolete); narcotic (narcotic adj. 1a). Also of a taste: †that numbs the tongue (obsolete). Cf. stupefactive adj. 1. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > dullness of sense perception > [adjective] > physically stupefied > physically stupefying

dazingc1400

stupefactive?a1425

stupefying1585

obstupefactive1605

stupefacient1669

intoxicative1676

stuporific1771

instupefying1834

obstupefacient1857

1669 W. Rowland tr. J. Schroeder Compl. Chymical Dispensatory i. xxx. 40 Stupefacient [L. Stupefaciens], Narcotick.

1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man i. ii. §2. 155 Very nauseous and stupefacient Tastes may perhaps arise from violent and irregular Vibrations.

1848 Proc. Philos. Soc. Glasgow 2 221 We have nitrous oxide, (the stupifaciant effect of which gas was discovered by Sir H. Davy,) composed of 1 atom of nitrogen and 1 of oxygen.

1991 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 9 Mar. 553/2 These professionals believe that stupefacient and psychotropic drugs should be included in the new medicine law currently being debated.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	stupefacient
释义	stupefacientn.adj. Brit. /ˌstjuːpᵻˈfeɪʃnt/, /ˌstʃuːpᵻˈfeɪʃnt/, U.S. /ˌst(j)upəˈfeɪʃ(ə)nt/ Forms: α. 1600s stupifacient, 1600s– stupefacient. β. 1800s stupefaciant, 1800s stupifaciant. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin stupefacientia, stupefacient-, stupefaciēns, stupefacere. Etymology: As noun < post-classical Latin stupefacientia, plural (1571 or earlier), use as noun of neuter plural of classical Latin stupefacient-, stupefaciēns (see below); as adjective < classical Latin stupefacient-, stupefaciēns, present participle of stupefacere stupefy v.Compare the following earlier use of post-classical Latin stupefacientia in an English context:1575 J. Banister Needefull Treat. Chyrurg. f. 136 Stupefacientia. These doe stupefacte or astonishe the members by putting the substaunce of the spirite into a colde complexion.1657 tr. P. Morel Expert Doctors Dispensatory i. iii. 408 Narcoticks by the Latines Stupefacientia, by the Greekes Ναρκοτικὰ. With the β. forms compare -ant suffix¹. Medicine. A. n. A drug or other substance that causes loss or impairment of physical sensation or consciousness (cf. stupor n. 1a); †an analgesic (obsolete); a narcotic (narcotic n. 1a). Cf. stupefactive n. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > sedatives, antispasmodics, etc. > [noun] > stupefying drug stupefactive?a1425 stupefaction1651 stupefacient1661 stupefier1661 1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 361 The lypothymy and syncope, or fainting..it's cured..if from paine, by lenients, stupefacients, and cordials with things respecting the cause. 1881 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 8 106 One of the plants enumerated by the author..is used, nevertheless, it seems, as a stupefacient of fishes in South America. 1990 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 26 Apr. 46/3 I leave out of account the crime-in-the-streets scene and the world traffic in stupefacients, as too easy to dilate on. B. adj. That causes loss or impairment of physical sensation or consciousness; †analgesic (obsolete); narcotic (narcotic adj. 1a). Also of a taste: †that numbs the tongue (obsolete). Cf. stupefactive adj. 1. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > physical insensibility > dullness of sense perception > [adjective] > physically stupefied > physically stupefying dazingc1400 stupefactive?a1425 stupefying1585 obstupefactive1605 stupefacient1669 intoxicative1676 stuporific1771 instupefying1834 obstupefacient1857 1669 W. Rowland tr. J. Schroeder Compl. Chymical Dispensatory i. xxx. 40 Stupefacient [L. Stupefaciens], Narcotick. 1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man i. ii. §2. 155 Very nauseous and stupefacient Tastes may perhaps arise from violent and irregular Vibrations. 1848 Proc. Philos. Soc. Glasgow 2 221 We have nitrous oxide, (the stupifaciant effect of which gas was discovered by Sir H. Davy,) composed of 1 atom of nitrogen and 1 of oxygen. 1991 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 9 Mar. 553/2 These professionals believe that stupefacient and psychotropic drugs should be included in the new medicine law currently being debated. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1661
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