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hypnotic

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From French hypnotique (inclined to sleep, soporific), from Late Latin hypnoticus, from Ancient Greek ὑπνωτικός (hupnōtikós, inclined to sleep, putting to sleep, sleepy), from ὑπνῶ (hupnô, I put to sleep), from ὕπνος (húpnos, sleep).

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hypnotic (comparative more hypnotic, superlative most hypnotic)

  1. Of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
    Synonym: mesmeric
  2. Capturing a person's attention to the exclusion of all else, as if placing them into a trance.
    Synonym: captivating
  3. (pharmacology) Inducing sleep; soporific.
  4. (botany, obsolete) Dormant.
    hypnotic seeds

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Noun

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hypnotic (plural hypnotics)

  1. A person who is, or can be, hypnotized.
  2. (pharmacology) A soporific substance.

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