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o·pi·ate

Audio Help [n., adj. oh-pee-it, -eyt; v. oh-pee-eyt] Pronunciation Key noun, adjective, verb, -at·ed, -at·ing.

–noun

1.	a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.

2.	any sedative, soporific, or narcotic.

3.	anything that causes dullness or inaction or that soothes the feelings.

–adjective

4.	mixed or prepared with opium.

5.	inducing sleep; soporific; narcotic.

6.	causing dullness or inaction.

–verb (used with object)

7.	to subject to an opiate; stupefy.

8.	to dull or deaden.

[Origin: 1535–45; < ML opiātus bringing sleep, equiv. to L opi(um) opium + -ātus -ate¹

]

—Synonyms 2. drug. 3. anodyne. 5. sedative.

—Antonyms 2. stimulant.

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o·pi·ate Audio Help (ō'pē-ĭt, -āt') Pronunciation Key
n.

Any of various sedative narcotics containing opium or one or more of its natural or synthetic derivatives.
A drug, hormone, or other chemical substance having sedative or narcotic effects similar to those containing opium or its derivatives: a natural brain opiate. Also called opioid.
Something that dulls the senses and induces relaxation or torpor.

adj.

1. Containing opium or any of its derivatives.
2. Resembling opium or its derivatives in activity.
Inducing sleep or sedation; soporific.
Causing dullness or apathy; deadening.

tr.v. (-āt') o·pi·at·ed, o·pi·at·ing, o·pi·ates

To subject to the action of an opiate.
To dull or deaden as if with a narcotic drug.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin opiātum, from Latin opium, opium; see opium.]

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opiate

1543 (adj.) "made with or containing opium," from M.L. opiatus, from L. opium (see opium). The noun is attested from 1603; fig. sense of "anything that dulls the feelings" is from 1641.

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opiate
noun
a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative

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opiate [ˈoupiət] noun

any drug containing opium, used to make a person sleep
Example: The doctor gave him an opiate.

Arabic:	مُنَوِّم مُخَدِّر
Chinese (Simplified):	鸦片麻醉剂
Chinese (Traditional):	鴉片麻醉劑
Czech:	opiát
Danish:	opiumholdigt middel
Dutch:	opiaat
Estonian:	uinuti
Finnish:	nukutusaine
French:	opiacé
German:	das Opiat
Greek:	υπνωτικό
Hungarian:	ópium tartalmú altatószer
Icelandic:	lyf sem inniheldur ópíum
Indonesian:	obat bius
Italian:	oppiaceo

Japanese:	アヘン剤
Korean:	아편제, 마취제
Latvian:	narkotisks, *nomierinošs līdzeklis
Lithuanian:	narkotinis vaistas
Norwegian:	opiumholdig legemiddel
Polish:	środek narkotyczny
Portuguese (Brazil):	narcótico, soporífero
Portuguese (Portugal):	opiato
Romanian:	narcotic
Russian:	успокаивающее, седативное средство
Slovak:	opiát
Slovenian:	uspavalno sredstvo
Spanish:	opiáceo
Swedish:	opiat, rogivande (sövande) medel
Turkish:	afyonlu (ilâç)

See also: opium

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opiate o·pi·ate (ō'pē-ĭt, -āt')
n.

Any of various sedative narcotics that contain opium or one or more of its natural or synthetic derivatives.
A drug, hormone, or other chemical substance that has sedative or narcotic effects similar to those containing opium or its derivatives. Also called opioid.

adj.

Of or containing opium or any of its derivatives.
Resembling opium or its derivatives in activity.
Inducing sleep or sedation; soporific.

v. o·pi·at·ed, o·pi·at·ing, o·pi·ates (-āt')
To subject to the action of an opiate.

o'pi·ate (-ĭt, -āt') adj.

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Main Entry: ¹opi·ate
Pronunciation: 'O-pE-&t, -"At
Function: noun
1 : a preparation (as morphine, heroin, and codeine)containing or derived from opium and tending to induce sleep and to alleviate pain
2 : a synthetic drug capable of producing or sustaining addiction similar to that characteristicof morphine and cocaine : a narcotic or opioid peptide —used especially in modern law

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Main Entry: ²opiate
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or being opium or an opium derivative
2 : of, relating to, binding,or being an opiate <opiate receptors>

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Opiate

O"pi*ate\, n. [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.

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Opiate

O"pi*ate\, a. [See Opium.] Inducing sleep; somniferous; narcotic; hence, anodyne; causing rest, dullness, or inaction; as, the opiate rod of Hermes. --Milton.

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Opiate

O"pi*ate\, v. t. To subject to the influence of an opiate; to put to sleep. [R.] --Fenton.

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