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assoupir

to doze off, to make drowsy

verb ah-soo-PEER Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Also means

to lull, to deaden

Usage Note

Assoupir means to make someone drowsy or, as a reflexive s'assoupir, to doze off. Figuratively it can mean to lull or deaden something such as pain or conflict. The related adjective assoupi means 'drowsy, half-asleep'. It is a regular -ir verb.

Examples

"La chaleur m'a assoupi."

Natural Translation

The heat made me drowsy.

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