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Webster 1913 Edition

Torpent

Tor′pent

,
Adj.
[L.
torpens
, p. pr. of
torpere
to be numb.]
Having no motion or activity; incapable of motion; benumbed; torpid.
[Obs.]
Evelyn.

Webster 1828 Edition

Torpent

TOR'PENT

,
Adj.
[L. torpens, torpeo.] Benumbed; torpid; having no motion or activity; incapable of motion.
A frail and torpent memory.

TOR'PENT

,
Noun.
In medicine, that which diminishes the exertion of the irritative motions.

Definition 2024

torpent

torpent

English

Adjective

torpent ‎(comparative more torpent, superlative most torpent)

  1. (obsolete) Having no motion or activity; benumbed; torpid.
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Noun

torpent ‎(plural torpents)

  1. (medicine, obsolete) A numbing agent.

Latin

Verb

torpent

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of torpeō

Etymology

Latin torpens, present participle of torpere to be numb.

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