torpeō —, —, ēre
TORP-,
to be stiff, be numb, be inactive, be torpid
: torpentes gelu,
numb
, L.: torpent infractae ad proelia
vires, V.: torpente palato,
Iu.—Fig.,
to be stupid, be stupefied, be dull, be inactive
: torpentibus metu qui aderant, L.:
deum volumus cessatione torpere: Defixis oculis animoque et
corpore torpet, H.: cum Pausiacā
torpes tabellā,
are lost in admiration
, H.: frigere ac torpere senis consilia,
are feeble
, L.: si tua re subitā consilia
torpent, i. e.
if you are surprised out of your self-possession
, L.: Tyrii desperatione torpebant,
Cu.