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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024o•pi•ate /ˈoʊpiɪt, -ˌeɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Drugsa drug containing opium.
- Drugsa drug that calms one or makes one sleepy.
- anything that brings on a feeling of laziness or soothes the feelings.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024o•pi•ate (n., adj. ō′pē it, -āt′;v. ō′pē āt′),USA pronunciation n., adj., v., -at•ed, -at•ing. n. - Drugsa drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- Drugsany sedative, soporific, or narcotic.
- anything that causes dullness or inaction or that soothes the feelings.
adj. - mixed or prepared with opium.
- inducing sleep;
soporific;
narcotic. - causing dullness or inaction.
v.t. - to subject to an opiate;
stupefy. - to dull or deaden.
- Medieval Latin opiātus bringing sleep, equivalent. to Latin opi(um) opium + -ātus -ate1
- 1535–45
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged drug.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged anodyne.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sedative.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stimulant.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: opiate n /ˈəʊpɪɪt/- 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
adj /ˈəʊpɪɪt/- containing or consisting of opium
- inducing relaxation; soporific
vb /ˈəʊpɪˌeɪt/(transitive) rare - to treat with an opiate
- to dull or deaden
Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin opiātus; from Latin opium poppy juice, opium |