verb transitive

con-sōpĭo

to bring into an unconscious state, to put fast asleep, lull to sleep, to stupefy

perf., ītum, 4, v. a., to bring into an unconscious state, to put fast asleep, lull to sleep, to stupefy (rare but class.).

benumbs the senses •

Lit.: somno consopiri sempiterno, Cic. Tusc. 1, 49, 117: Endymion a Lunā consopitus putatur, id. ib. 1, 38, 92; cf. id. Div. 2, 66, 135: inter initia (veneni) consopitus, * Suet. Claud. 44.—Absol.: (exstinctum lumen) consopit, benumbs the senses, * Lucr. 6, 793.—

pass., to become obsolete figuratively •

Trop., of laws; pass., to become obsolete: cum omnis illa XII. tabularum antiquitas ... consopita sit, Gell. 16, 10, 8.

Perseus ID: n10567 Key: consopio