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ē-dormĭo , īvi or ii, 4, v. n. and
I.a., to sleep out, sleep away; to sleep off (rare, but class.; usually of persons who are intoxicated).
I. Neutr. absol.: “cumque (vinolenti) edormiverunt, etc.,” Cic. Ac. 2, 17, 52. —
II. Act., with acc.: “edormi crapulam et exhala,” Cic. Phil. 2, 12 fin.: “nocturnum vinum,” Gell. 6, 10 fin.—Poet.: Fufius ebrius olim Cum Ilionam edormit, i. e. sleeps through the part of the sleeping Iliona, * Hor. S. 2, 3, 61: “dimidium ex hoc (tempore) edormitur,” is slept away, Sen. Ep. 99.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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