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Definitions for Opiate

[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.
[4] mixed or prepared with opium.
[5] inducing sleep; soporific; narcotic.
[6] causing dullness or inaction.
[7] to subject to an opiate; stupefy.
[8] to dull or deaden.
[9] any of various narcotic drugs, such as morphine and heroin, that act on opioid receptors
[10] any other narcotic or sedative drug
[11] something that soothes, deadens, or induces sleep
[12] containing or consisting of opium
[13] inducing relaxation; soporific
[14] to treat with an opiate
[15] to dull or deaden

Words related to Opiate

sedative, opium, tranquilizer, narcotic, dope, hypnotic, soporific, anodyne, depressant, downer

Words nearby Opiate

ophthalmoplegia, ophthalmoscope, ophthalmoscopy, ophthalmovascular, ophüls, opiate, opiate receptor, opiatic, opine, opinicus, opinion

Origin of Opiate

1535–45; < Medieval Latin opiātus bringing sleep, equivalent to Latin opi(um ) opium + -ātus -ate1

Other words from Opiate

un·o·pi·at·ed , adjective
o′ pi•ate (-ĭt, -āt′ ) adj.

Word origin for Opiate

C16: from Medieval Latin opiātus; from Latin opium poppy juice, opium

Synonyms for Opiate

narcotic, opium, sedative, tranquilizer, anodyne, depressant, dope, downer, hypnotic, soporific, dormitive