SOPITE

Etymology

Verb

sopite (third-person singular simple present sopites, present participle sopiting, simple past and past participle sopited)

(obsolete, transitive) To put to sleep; to quiet.

Anagrams

• postie

Source: Wiktionary


So"pite, v. t. Etym: [L. sopitus, p.p. of sopire to put to sleep; akin to sopor a sleeping draught, a heavy sleep.]

Definition: To lay asleep; to put to sleep; to quiet. [Obs.] The king's declaration for the sopiting of all Arminian heresies. Fuller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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