dormītō āvī, -, āre, intens. dormio, to be sleepy, be drowsy, fall asleep: ad lucem graviter: Aut dormitabo aut ridebo, H.: iam dormitante lucernā, i. e. going out, O.

—Fig., to nod, drowse, be dull: quandoque dormitat Homerus, H.: dormitans sapientia.