different between stupefy vs soporate

English

Etymology

From Middle French stupéfier, from Latin stupefaci? (“strike dumb, stun with amazement, stupefy”), from stupe? (“I am stunned, speechless”) (English stupid, stupor) + faci? (“do, make”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?st(j)up??fa?/, /?st?up??fa?/

Verb

stupefy (third-person singular simple present stupefies, present participle stupefying, simple past and past participle stupefied)

1. (transitive) To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to dazzle or stun.

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Translations

English

Etymology

From Latin soporatus, p.p. or soporare (“to put to sleep”), from sopor (“a heavy sleep”).

Verb

soporate (third-person singular simple present soporates, present participle soporating, simple past and past participle soporated)

1. (obsolete) To lay or put to sleep; to stupefy.

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Latin

Verb

sop?r?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of sop?r?