analeptic
- adjective
- /ˌænəˈlɛptɪk/
- Specialized
- The analeptic effects of this drug are well established.
Examples
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The doctor prescribed an analeptic to help the patient regain consciousness after the surgery.
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The utility for interrogation purposes of the analeptic properties of this drug, as compared to those of other stimulants, such as amphetamine, cannot be evaluated from existing information.
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They're analeptic.
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In contrast to the Beaurepas cousins, readers can examine the meaning of their proleptic and analeptic readings.
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If the analeptic "inward narrative" has a narrator-speaker at all, it must be intradiegetic, which would suggest the recollecting character.
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Phenidylate (Ritalin) is another one of the newer compounds having analeptic effects, such as producing arousal, elevation of mood, and increasing the rate of communication.
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Second, the narrator's analeptic account of events: "The Machiguenga's susceptibility, distrust, and shyness regarding strangers, as well as their fatalism, were unusual."
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After taking the analeptic, she felt more alert and focused during her study session.
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The analeptic properties of this medication are beneficial for patients recovering from sedation.
How Stimulating
Surface Forms
Morphology
analeptic = ana + lept + ic
Built from Greek combining forms (ana- + -lept-) plus the adjective-forming -ic; these are not productive or familiar to average learners, so the pharmacological sense is not transparently predictable.
Etymology
Analeptic comes from the same Greek parts ana- 'up' and -leptic 'to take', giving the idea of 'lifting up' activity. That is why an analeptic drug or agent is one that stimulates the brain and nerves.