torpent (torpent)

and n. [L. torpen(t-)s, ppr. of torpere, benumb. Cf. torpid.] I. a. Benumbed; numb; incapable of activity or sensibility; torpid; dull; dim. [Rare.] Nor indeed could we think of a more comprehensive expedient whereby to a ist the frail and torpent memory. Evelyn, Calendarium Hortense, Int. II. n. A medicine that diminishes the exertion of the irritative motions. Imp . Dict. [Rare.] torpor