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(hip nät′ik)

adjective

causing sleep; soporific
of, characterized by, having the nature of, or inducing hypnosis
easily hypnotized

Origin: Fr or LL: Fr hypnotique < LL hypnoticus < Gr hypnōtikos, tending to sleep < hypnos: see hypno-

noun

any agent causing sleep; soporific
a hypnotized person or one easily hypnotized

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hypnotically adverb

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adjective

a. Of or relating to hypnosis.
b. Of or relating to hypnotism.
Inducing or tending to induce sleep; soporific: read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice.

noun

a. A person who is hypnotized.
b. A person who can be hypnotized.
An agent that causes sleep; a soporific.

Origin:

Origin: French hypnotique

Origin: , from Late Latin hypnōticus, inducing sleep

Origin: , from Greek hupnōtikos

Origin: , from hupnoun, to put to sleep

Origin: , from hupnos, sleep; see swep- in Indo-European roots

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hyp·notˈi·cal·ly adverb

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