HYPNOTIC
Hyp*not"ic, n.
1. Any agent that produces, or tends to produce, sleep; an opiate; a soporific; a narcotic.
2. A person who exhibits the phenomena of, or is subject to, hypnotism.
HYPNOTISM
Hyp"no*tism, n. Etym: [Gr. hypnotisme.]
Defn: A form of sleep or somnambulism brought on by artificial means, in which there is an unusual suspension of some powers, and an unusual activity of others. It is induced by an action upon the nerves, through the medium of the senses, as in persons of very feeble organization, by gazing steadly at a very bright object held before the eyes, or by pressure upon certain points of the surface of the body.
HYPNOTIZATION
Hyp`no*ti*za"tion, n.
Defn: The act or process of producing hypnotism.
HYPNOTIZE
Hyp"no*tize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hypnotized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hypnotizing.]
Defn: To induce hypnotism in; to place in a state of hypnotism.
HYPNOTIZER
Hyp"no*ti`zer, n.