[hip-not-ik] 
| 1. | of or pertaining to hypnosis or hypnotism. |
| 2. | inducing or like something that induces hypnosis. |
| 3. | susceptible to hypnotism, as a person. |
| 4. | inducing sleep. |
| 5. | an agent or drug that produces sleep; sedative. |
| 6. | a person who is susceptible to hypnosis. |
| 7. | a person under the influence of hypnotism. |
| hyp·not·ic (hĭp-nŏt'ĭk) adj.
[French hypnotique, from Late Latin hypnōticus, inducing sleep, from Greek hupnōtikos, from hupnoun, to put to sleep, from hupnos, sleep; see swep- in Indo-European roots.] hyp·not'i·cal·ly adv. |
hypnotic hyp·not·ic (hĭp-nŏt'ĭk)
adj.
Of or relating to hypnotism or hypnosis.
Inducing or tending to induce sleep; soporific.
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