anatreptic
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἀνατρέπω (anatrépō, “overturn, upset, refute”).
Adjective
editanatreptic (not comparable)
- rebutting; overthrowing; defeating; applied to Plato's refutative dialogues.
- 1791, William Enfield, Johann Jakob Brucker, The History of Philosophy:
- The Agonistic dialogues , supposed to resemble the combat , were either Endeictic, as exhibiting a specimen of skill , or Anatreptic, presenting the spectacle of a perfect defeat .
Derived terms
editTranslations
editrebutting; refuting
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References
edit“anatreptic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.