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OPIATE
opiate
(noun) a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
opiate (not comparable)
Relating to, resembling, or containing opium.
(pharmaceutical effect) Soporific; inducing sleep or sedation.
Deadening; causing apathy or dullness.
Noun
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.
Hypernyms
• opioid
Verb
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
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