intorpidire
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From in- + torpido (“torpid, sluggish”) + -ire.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
intorpidìre (first-person singular present intorpidìsco, first-person singular past historic intorpidìi, past participle intorpidìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)
- (transitive) to numb, to make numb
- (transitive) to slow down, make sluggish
- (intransitive) to numb, to become numb [auxiliary essere]
- (intransitive) to become slow or sluggish (especially of one's mind) [auxiliary essere]
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of intorpidìre (-ire) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1Transitive.
2Intransitive.