v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Stupefied p. pr. & vb. n. Stupefying ] [ F. stupéfier, fr. L. stupere to be stupefied + ficare (in comp.) to make, akin to facere. See Stupid, Fact, and cf. Stupefacient. ] [ Written also stupify, especially in England. ]1. To make stupid; to make dull; to blunt the faculty of perception or understanding in; to deprive of sensibility; to make torpid. [ 1913 Webster ]
The fumes of drink discompose and stupefy the brain. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To deprive of material mobility. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
It is not malleable; but yet is not fluent, but stupefied. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]