opiate
(noun) a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
Source: WordNet® 3.1
opiate (not comparable)
Relating to, resembling, or containing opium.
(pharmaceutical effect) Soporific; inducing sleep or sedation.
Deadening; causing apathy or dullness.
opiate (plural opiates)
(pharmaceutical drug) A drug, hormone or other substance derived from or related to opium.
Something that dulls the senses and induces a false and unrealistic sense of contentment.
• opioid
opiate (third-person singular simple present opiates, present participle opiating, simple past and past participle opiated)
(transitive) To treat with an opiate drug.
Source: Wiktionary
O"pi*ate, n. Etym: [From Opium: cf.F. opiat.]
1. Originally, a medicine of a thicker consistence than sirup, prepared with opium. Parr.
2. Any medicine that contains opium, and has the quality of inducing sleep or repose; a narcotic.
3. Anything which induces rest or inaction; that which quiets uneasiness. They chose atheism as an opiate. Bentley.
O"pi*ate, a. Etym: [See Opium.]
Definition: Inducing sleep; somniferous; narcotic; hence, anodyne; causing rest, dullness, or inaction; as, the opiate rod of Hermes. Milton.
O"pi*ate, v. t.
Definition: To subject to the influence of an opiate; to put to sleep. [R.] Fenton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 April 2024
(noun) a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; “the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
