OPIATES

Noun

opiates

plural of opiate

Verb

opiates

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of opiate

Anagrams

• atopies, petasoi

Source: Wiktionary

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OPIATE

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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