Anatreptic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Anatreptic \An`a*trep"tic\, a. [overturning, fr. ? to turn up or
     over; ? + ? too turn.]
     Overthrowing; defeating; -- applied to Plato's refutative
     dialogues. --Enfield.
     [1913 Webster]