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delirifacient en · ADJ

Etymology

From delirium + Latin faciens, facientis, present participle of facere (“to make”).

Meanings

1. (archaic) Producing, or tending to produce, delirium.

Forms

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more delirifacient	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most delirifacient	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

Synonyms

deliriant

delirifacient en · NOUN

Etymology

From delirium + Latin faciens, facientis, present participle of facere (“to make”).

Meanings

1. (archaic) Any substance that causes delirium.
   • Irregular action of the heart in a person falling asleep produces the well-known sensation of suddenly falling through space, and it seems quite possible that the combination of a delirifacient like belladonna with a drug producing irregular action of the heart like aconite might produce the sensation of flying. 1921, Margaret Alice Murray, The Witch-Cult in Western Europe, Appendix 5:

Forms

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delirifacients	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Synonyms

deliriant