anatreptic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Rebutting; overthrowing; defeating; applied to Plato's refutative dialogues.

Word forms

anatreptic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνατρέπω (anatrépō, “overturn, upset, refute”).

Derived words

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