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analeptic

Syllables: an·a·lep·tic/ˌænəˈlɛptɪk/

analeptic adjective: that restores or stimulates health.

Adjective

analeptic (comparative more analeptic, superlative most analeptic)

  1. 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
  2. Of or relating to analepsis (a form of flashback).

Noun

analeptic (plural analeptics)

  1. A restorative or stimulative medication, especially one used to overcome depression.

analeptic meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Kannada

analeptic in Tamil

ஊக்கமருந்து, நலமூட்டி, பிழைப்பூட்டி, நலமூட்டும் மருந்து, ஊக்க மருந்து, நலிவப்ற்றுகிற

analeptic in Urdu

قُوَت بَخش, تَوانائی بَخش, قُوَت بَحال کَرنے والا, صحَت آوَر

analeptic in Kannada

ಕೆರಳಿಸುವ

Forms of analeptic

Adjective
comparativemore analeptic
superlativemost analeptic
Noun
pluralanaleptics

Origin of analeptic

From ana- + -leptic.

Words formed from analeptic

Questions about analeptic

What does analeptic mean?
Analeptic means that restores or stimulates health.
What is analeptic in Tamil?
Analeptic in Tamil is ஊக்கமருந்து, நலமூட்டி, பிழைப்பூட்டி. See Analeptic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is analeptic?
Analeptic can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce analeptic?
Analeptic is pronounced /ˌænəˈlɛptɪk/.

Words near analeptic in the dictionary

  1. analemmatic
  2. analepses
  3. analepsis
  4. analepsy
  5. analept
  6. analeptic
  7. analeptical
  8. analeptically
  9. analeptics
  10. analetheism
  11. analgen

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Adapted from Wiktionary: analeptic (page history and authors); analeptic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); analeptic (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); analeptic (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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