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English
Etymology
From Latin sōpītus, perfect passive participle of sopiō (“I put to sleep”) + -tion.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /səˈpɪʃən/, /səʊˈpɪʃən/
Noun
sopition (uncountable)
- (obsolete) The act of putting to sleep.
1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, V.XXII.18:But as for dementation, sopition of reason, and the diviner particle from drink, though American religion approve, and Pagan piety of old hath practised, even at their sacrifices; Christian morality and the doctrine of Christ will not allow.
1879, The Hahnemannian Monthly, volume 14, page 113:The fresh, loose opium pill will narcotize quickly; the old, compact, dry one will dissolve very slowly, act locally, produce little sopition, and thus be more effective as a contraria for a certain kind of diarrhœa.
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References
“sopition”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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