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Meaning of "torpefy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TORPEFY

torpefy  [ˈtɔːpɪˌfaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TORPEFY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Torpefy is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb torpefy in English.

WHAT DOES TORPEFY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of torpefy in the English dictionary

The definition of torpefy in the dictionary is to make torpid.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TORPEFY

PRESENT

Present
I torpefy
you torpefy
he/she/it torpefies
we torpefy
you torpefy
they torpefy
Present continuous
I am torpefying
you are torpefying
he/she/it is torpefying
we are torpefying
you are torpefying
they are torpefying
Present perfect
I have torpefied
you have torpefied
he/she/it has torpefied
we have torpefied
you have torpefied
they have torpefied
Present perfect continuous
I have been torpefying
you have been torpefying
he/she/it has been torpefying
we have been torpefying
you have been torpefying
they have been torpefying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I torpefied
you torpefied
he/she/it torpefied
we torpefied
you torpefied
they torpefied
Past continuous
I was torpefying
you were torpefying
he/she/it was torpefying
we were torpefying
you were torpefying
they were torpefying
Past perfect
I had torpefied
you had torpefied
he/she/it had torpefied
we had torpefied
you had torpefied
they had torpefied
Past perfect continuous
I had been torpefying
you had been torpefying
he/she/it had been torpefying
we had been torpefying
you had been torpefying
they had been torpefying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will torpefy
you will torpefy
he/she/it will torpefy
we will torpefy
you will torpefy
they will torpefy
Future continuous
I will be torpefying
you will be torpefying
he/she/it will be torpefying
we will be torpefying
you will be torpefying
they will be torpefying
Future perfect
I will have torpefied
you will have torpefied
he/she/it will have torpefied
we will have torpefied
you will have torpefied
they will have torpefied
Future perfect continuous
I will have been torpefying
you will have been torpefying
he/she/it will have been torpefying
we will have been torpefying
you will have been torpefying
they will have been torpefying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would torpefy
you would torpefy
he/she/it would torpefy
we would torpefy
you would torpefy
they would torpefy
Conditional continuous
I would be torpefying
you would be torpefying
he/she/it would be torpefying
we would be torpefying
you would be torpefying
they would be torpefying
Conditional perfect
I would have torpefy
you would have torpefy
he/she/it would have torpefy
we would have torpefy
you would have torpefy
they would have torpefy
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been torpefying
you would have been torpefying
he/she/it would have been torpefying
we would have been torpefying
you would have been torpefying
they would have been torpefying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you torpefy
we let´s torpefy
you torpefy
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to torpefy
Past participle
torpefied
Present Participle
torpefying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TORPEFY


certify
ˈsɜːtɪˌfaɪ
clarify
ˈklærɪˌfaɪ
classify
ˈklæsɪˌfaɪ
identifier
aɪˈdɛntɪˌfaɪ
identify
aɪˈdɛntɪˌfaɪ
justify
ˈdʒʌstɪˌfaɪ
modify
ˈmɒdɪˌfaɪ
notify
ˈnəʊtɪˌfaɪ
pulpify
ˈpʌlpɪˌfaɪ
qualify
ˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪ
sci-fi
ˈsaɪˌfaɪ
simplify
ˈsɪmplɪˌfaɪ
specify
ˈspɛsɪˌfaɪ
stupefy
ˈstjuːpɪˌfaɪ
tepefy
ˈtɛpɪˌfaɪ
testify
ˈtɛstɪˌfaɪ
typify
ˈtɪpɪˌfaɪ
verify
ˈvɛrɪˌfaɪ
Wi-Fi
ˈwaɪˌfaɪ
yuppify
ˈjʌpɪˌfaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TORPEFY

torosity
torous
torpedinous
torpedo
torpedo attack
torpedo boat
torpedo tube
torpedo-boat destroyer
torpedo-like
torpedoer
torpedoist
torpescence
torpescent
torpid
torpidity
torpidly
torpidness
torpor
torporific
torquate

WORDS THAT END LIKE TORPEFY

arefy
beefy
calefy
casefy
defy
liquefy
madefy
pinguefy
putrefy
rarefy
redefy
reefy
reliquefy
rubefy
tabefy
torrefy
tumefy

Synonyms and antonyms of torpefy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «torpefy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TORPEFY

Find out the translation of torpefy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of torpefy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «torpefy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

torpefy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

torpefy
570 millions of speakers

English

torpefy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

torpefy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

torpefy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

torpefy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

torpefy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

torpefy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

torpefy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Torpefy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

torpefy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

torpefy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

torpefy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Torpefy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

torpefy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

torpefy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टॉर्पेफि
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

torpefy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

torpefy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

torpefy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

torpefy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

torpefy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

torpefy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

torpefy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

torpefy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

torpefy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of torpefy

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TORPEFY»

The term «torpefy» is used very little and occupies the 179.302 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TORPEFY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about torpefy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TORPEFY»

Discover the use of torpefy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to torpefy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rapid Entity Attachment Release
The remarkable Plutarch mentioned curing persistent pain with the 'torpedo' fish hence 'torpid', or 'torpefy'. • Around this date, Hieroglyphica, by the physician Horapollo, was the first known Egyptian work to mention electric catfish; ...
Athanasios N. Komianos, 2011
2
Rob of the Bowl: A Legend of St. Inigoe's
It corroborates de stomach py driving off de sour humors of de pylorus, and cleansing de diaphram from de oppilations which fill up and torpefy de pipes of de nerves. And your ladyship shall observe dat, as Nature has supplied and adapted ...
John Pendleton Kennedy, 1872
3
Letters from America
Are the circumstances with which she has to deal less fluctuating, that she is to be bound hand and foot, and in that condition either left to stiffen and torpefy, or delivered over to be dealt with by a parliament, at best utterly incompetent to ...
John Robert Godley, 1844
4
The Farmer's Magazine
Our ob- t is to caution amateurs against late autumnal rating of evergreens ; these tribes are jealous any act that tends to torpefy their massive Us ; and it is quite certain that no advance can made after the middle of October. Evergreens ect and ...
‎1844
5
The New Eclectic Magazine
They enervate, impoverish, deaden, and torpefy, without supplying any tonic wherewith to brace anew the crippled faculties, and reinforce the languishing spirits. They breed idleness, wantonness, efleminacy, and thus, as Seneca has said, ...
‎1870
6
Tulu - English Dictionary
do uv O.J Oj Torpefy, т.'. я. гЗ-ßcqS án^djói. Torpent,Torpescent,a. Torpid, a. Torpidity, Torpidness, Torpi- tude, Torpor, s. áoodá?5, гзэ Torrefy, î'. a. fioorradj?, Torrent, j. e«, a oO Torrid, д. — zone (> ob. Torse, s. Torsel, s. Torsion, î. Tort, j.
A. Manner, 2002
7
English Language Word Builder
... TAMBOURa TELPHER TITRATE TOMFOOL TONSURE TOPWORK TORPEFY TORREFY TRACHLE TRADUCEL TRINDLE TRISECT TUILYIE= TUMESCE TUTOYER TWEEDLEL TYRANNE ULULATE UPHOORD USUCAPT VALANCE ...
Bob Jackman, 2012
8
A treatise on the effects and properties of cold, with a ...
In a word, the sad equipage of frost displays itself, snow falls in flakes and covers the ground ; the waters congeal to a greater or less depth. Such is winter ; it seems as if, hostile to nature, it would torpefy all ; suspended vegetation offers to the ...
Pierre Jean Moricheau-Beaupré, 1826
9
Imaginary conversations
M. Canning by our advice has assumed the tone and air of a liberal, in ordtr to make the liberals of England keep the peace, and to torpefy and paralyze the efforts of thy rebels. Two or three years ago an idle visionary, an obscure and ignorant ...
Walter Savage Landor, 1868
10
The Treasury of Knowledge and Library Reference
... s. a lisli whose touch benumbs Torpefy, v. a. to benumb, to paralyze Tor'pcnt, a. motionless, benumbed, not active Tor' peut, t. a medicine for assuaging irritative motions Torpes'cence, t. a etatc of insensibility Tornes'cent. a. becoming torpid ...
Samuel Maunder, 1840

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