opiate

  • 21opiate — I. noun Date: 15th century 1. a. a drug (as morphine or codeine) containing or derived from opium and tending to induce sleep and alleviate pain; broadly narocotic 1a b. opioid 1 2. something that induces rest or inaction or quiets uneasiness II …

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  • 22opiate — UK [ˈəʊpɪət] / US [ˈoʊpɪət] noun [countable] Word forms opiate : singular opiate plural opiates 1) medical a drug that contains opium and is used for reducing pain and making you go to sleep 2) formal something that tends to prevent people from… …

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  • 23opiate — noun /ˈoʊpiət / (say ohpeeuht), / eɪt/ (say ayt) 1. a drug produced from opium or any of its derivatives. 2. Also, opioid. a drug with narcotic effects similar to those produced by opium. 3. a medication using such a drug. 4. anything that causes …

  • 24opiate — n., adj. /oh pee it, ayt /; v. /oh pee ayt /, n., adj., v., opiated, opiating. n. 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… …

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  • 25opiate — 1. adjective /ˈəʊpɪiət,ˈəʊˌpɪieɪt,ˈoʊpɪiət,ˌoʊpɪieɪt/ a) Relating to, resembling, or containing opium. b) Soporific; inducing sleep or sedation. 2. noun /ˈəʊpɪiət,ˈəʊˌpɪieɪt,ˈoʊpɪiət,ˌoʊpɪieɪt/ a) A …

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  • 26opiate — o|pi|ate [ˈəupiıt, eıt US ˈou ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Medieval Latin; Origin: opiatus, from Latin opium; OPIUM] 1.) a drug that contains ↑opium. Opiates can be used to reduce severe pain and help people to sleep. 2.) something that makes people… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27opiate — adjective əʊpɪət relating to, resembling, or containing opium. noun əʊpɪət 1》 a drug derived from or related to opium. 2》 a thing which induces a false sense of contentment: films are the opiate of the people. verb əʊpɪeɪt [often as adjective… …

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  • 28opiate — o•pi•ate n., adj. [[t]ˈoʊ pi ɪt, ˌeɪt[/t]] v. [[t]ˈoʊ piˌeɪt[/t]] n. adj. v. at•ed, at•ing 1) pha a drug containing opium or its derivatives 2) pha any sedative, soporific, or narcotic 3) anything that induces lethargy or that soothes the… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 29opiate —   a.,n. (drug or thing) inducing sleep or soothing pain; v.t. impregnate with opium; treat with opiate; soothe or dull.    ♦ opiatic, a …

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  • 30Opiate Sun — EP by Jesu Released October 27, 2009 Recorded …

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