English Explanatory Dictionary

opiate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to, resembling, or containing opium.
  2. Soporific; inducing sleep or sedation.
  3. Deadening; causing apathy or dullness.
noun
  1. A drug, hormone or other substance derived from or related to opium.
  2. Something that dulls the senses and induces a false and unrealistic sense of contentment.
verb
  1. To treat with an opiate drug.

Pronunciation

ōʹpē-ət /ˈəʊpi.ət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-opiate (adj).wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-opiate (verb).wav /ˈoʊpi.ət/ ōʹpē-āt' /ˈəʊpiˌeɪt/ ōʹpē-āt /ˈoʊpiˌeɪt/

Word forms

opiate opiates opiating opiated

Etymology

From Middle English opiate, from Medieval Latin opiātus.

Related words

codeine morphine papaverine thebaine

Derived words

antiopiate opiatelike opiatic utopiate
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