verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
torpēscō
torpēscō (present infinitive torpēscere, perfect active torpuī)
Classical[tɔrˈpeːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[torˈpɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to grow stiff, numb or dull
- to become listless, indolent, slothful
- figurativelyto be useless
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | torpēscō | torpēscēbam | torpēscam | torpuī | torpueram | torpuerō |
| 2nd sg. | torpēscis | torpēscēbās | torpēscēs | torpuistī | torpuerās | torpueris |
| 3rd sg. | torpēscit | torpēscēbat | torpēscet | torpuit | torpuerat | torpuerit |
| 1st pl. | torpēscimus | torpēscēbāmus | torpēscēmus | torpuimus | torpuerāmus | torpuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | torpēscitis | torpēscēbātis | torpēscētis | torpuistis | torpuerātis | torpueritis |
| 3rd pl. | torpēscunt | torpēscēbant | torpēscent | torpuērunt torpuēre | torpuerant | torpuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | torpēscam | torpēscerem | torpuerim | torpuissem |
| 2nd sg. | torpēscās | torpēscerēs | torpuerīs | torpuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | torpēscat | torpēsceret | torpuerit | torpuisset |
| 1st pl. | torpēscāmus | torpēscerēmus | torpuerīmus | torpuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | torpēscātis | torpēscerētis | torpuerītis | torpuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | torpēscant | torpēscerent | torpuerint | torpuissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | torpēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | torpēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | torpēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | torpēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | torpēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | torpēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | torpēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | torpuisse | — |
| present participle | torpēscēns | — |
gerundtorpēscendī, torpēscendō, torpēscendum
torpesco, pŭi, 3,
I. v. inch. n. [torpeo], to grow stiff or numb, to become useless or torpid.
I. Lit.:
pars corporis torpescit, Plin. 11, 37, 89, § 220: elaeomeli qui bibere, torpescunt, id. 23, 4, 50, § 96: scorpiones visā lychnide torpescunt, id. 21, 26, 98, § 171: torpuerat gelido lingua retenta metu, Ov. H. 11, 82: torpuerant molles ante dolore genae, id. ib. 10, 44: quid tot dextrae? torpescent in amentiā illā? Liv. 23, 9, 6.—B. Transf., to become dull, grow dim:
(margaritae) flavescunt et illae senectā rugisque torpescunt, Plin. 9, 35, 54, § 109.—II. Trop., to become listless, dull, inactive, indolent, etc.:
ne per otium torpescerent manus aut animus, Sall. C. 16, 3; cf.: ingenium incultu atque socordiā torpescere sinunt, id. J. 2, 4: deliciis et desidia torpescere, Tac. H. 1, 71: vigor cogebatur senio torpescere rerum, Sil. 16, 14.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
torpēscō puī, —, ere, inch.
torpeo, to grow stiff, be benumbed, become useless, grow torpid : Torpuerat gelido lingua retenta metu, O.: in amentiā, L.: ingenium socordiā torpescere sinunt, S.
Origins
From torpeō (“to be numb”) + -scō.
In English words that came into English from torpēscō
- torpescenttorpescens