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opiate
[ noun adjective oh-pee-it, -eyt; verb oh-pee-eyt ]
noun
- Biochemistry, Pharmacology. a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain:
The opium poppy yields morphine, codeine, and other opiates.
- Biochemistry, Pharmacology. any sedative, soporific, or narcotic:
Back then, the country physician would concoct all sorts of opiates in a crude kitchen laboratory.
Synonyms: drug
Antonyms: stimulant
- anything that causes dullness or inaction or that soothes the feelings:
His favorite opiate seems to be a six-pack in front of the TV.
Synonyms: anodyne
adjective
- Biochemistry, Pharmacology. mixed or prepared with opium:
Some opiate substances, such as thebaine, may be more toxic than narcotic.
- Biochemistry, Pharmacology. inducing sleep; soporific; narcotic:
Subjects were given a variety of opiate teas over the course of a four-week study.
Synonyms: sedative
- causing dullness or inaction:
The opiate effects of their droning reprimands were legendary.
verb (used with object)
- to subject to an opiate; stupefy:
The violent patients were routinely opiated.
- to dull or deaden:
This dreadful music is opiating my spirit.
opiate
noun
- any of various narcotic drugs, such as morphine and heroin, that act on opioid receptors
- any other narcotic or sedative drug
- something that soothes, deadens, or induces sleep
adjective
- containing or consisting of opium
- inducing relaxation; soporific
verb
- to treat with an opiate
- to dull or deaden
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- un·opi·ated adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of opiate1
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Example Sentences
The three main types of medication for opiate withdrawal and recovery are methadone, buphrenorphine, and naltrexone.
The FDA approved Suboxone in 2002 to treat opiate addiction.
Although it is also used to control pain, it was created as a way to manage opiate addiction.
For one, despite evidence to their efficacy, many insurance plans will not cover the costs of opiate replacement therapies.
Without a complete overhaul of the opiate world, he worries it will continue.
The hours wore on toward night, and Nita slept under the influence of an opiate administered by the maid.
In spite of his groans and anguish, the old notary was insensible under the influence of an opiate.
It is here used by Milton as the name of an opiate and it is now occasionally used as a general name for drugs that relieve pain.
He was evidently under the influence of a heavy opiate, for there was no sign of life, except the faint breathing.
What a marvelous opiate the ecclesiastics have been injecting into the minds of the masses!
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