"dormitive" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more dormitive [comparative], most dormitive [superlative]
Etymology: French dormitif, from the verb dormir (“to sleep”) Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|dormitif}} French dormitif, {{m|fr|dormir||to sleep}} dormir (“to sleep”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} dormitive (comparative more dormitive, superlative most dormitive)
  1. Causing sleep. Derived forms: dormitive principle, dormitive virtue Related terms: dorm, dormant, dormition, dormitory
    Sense id: en-dormitive-en-adj-MY0z3kre Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 87 13 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 82 18

Noun

Forms: dormitives [plural]
Etymology: French dormitif, from the verb dormir (“to sleep”) Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|dormitif}} French dormitif, {{m|fr|dormir||to sleep}} dormir (“to sleep”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dormitive (plural dormitives)
  1. A medicine to promote sleep; a soporific or opiate.
    Sense id: en-dormitive-en-noun-k0VPvhnd

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