Stu`pe*fa"cient (?), a. [L. stupefaciens, p. pr. of stupefacere to
stupefy; stupere to be stupefied + facere to make. Cf. Stupefy.]
[Written also stupifacient.] Producing stupefaction; stupefactive. --
n. (Med.) Anything promoting stupefaction; a narcotic.
Stu`pe*fac"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. stupéfaction. See Stupefacient.] The
act of stupefying, or the state of being stupefied. [Written also
stupifaction.]
Resistance of the dictates of conscience brings a hardness and
stupefaction upon it.
South.
Stu`pe*fac"tive (?), a. & n. [Cf. F. stupéfactif, LL. stupefactivus.]
Same as Stupefacient. [Written also stupifactive.]
Stu"pe*fied (?), a. Having been made stupid.
Stu"pe*fied`ness, n. Quality of being stupid.
Stu"pe*fi`er (?), n. One who, or that which, stupefies; a stupefying
agent.
Stu"pe*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stupefied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Stupefying (?).] [F. stupéfier, fr. L. stupere to be stupefied + ficare
(in comp.) to make, akin to facere. See Stupid, Fact, and cf.
Stupefacient.] [Written also stupify, especially in England.] 1. To
make stupid; to make dull; to blunt the faculty of perception or
understanding in; to deprive of sensibility; to make torpid.
The fumes of drink discompose and stupefy the brain.
South.