analeptic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌænəˈlɛptɪk/
Etymology
From ana- + -leptic.
Meanings
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That restores or stimulates health.
For promotion of the secretion of semen virile, an analeptic diet is recommended by one writer.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 9:
- Of or relating to analepsis (a form of flashback).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more analeptic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most analeptic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
analeptically · psychoanaleptic
Translations (8)
it analettico (that restores or stimulates health) · pl analeptyczny (that restores or stimulates health) · pt analéptico (that restores or stimulates health) · ga anaileipteach (that restores or stimulates health) · el αναληπτικός (that restores or stimulates health) · ro analeptic (that restores or stimulates health) · hu analeptikus (that restores or stimulates health) · fr analeptique (that restores or stimulates health)