I.v. inch. n., to become brutish, stupid (ante- and post-class.): obbrutuit, obstupuit, a bruto, quod antiqui pro gravi, interdum pro stupido dixerunt. Afranius: non possum verbum facere, obbrutui, Paul. ex Fest. p. 187 Müll.: “anima contracta suis e partibus obbrutescat,” Lucr. 3, 545 (also ap. Non. 77, 32): “claude meatus Obbrutescentis capitis,” Prud. Hamart. 652.
ob-brūtesco , tŭi, 3,
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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