Opiate

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  • noun. Any of various sedative narcotics containing opium or one or more of its natural or synthetic derivatives.
  • noun. A drug, hormone, or other chemical substance having sedative or narcotic effects similar to those containing opium or its derivatives.
  • noun. Something that dulls the senses and induces relaxation or torpor.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Containing opium or any of its derivatives.
  • adjective. Resembling opium or its derivatives in activity.
  • adjective. Inducing sleep or sedation; soporific.
  • adjective. Causing dullness or apathy; deadening.
  • transitive verb. To subject to the action of an opiate.
  • transitive verb. To dull or deaden as if with a narcotic drug.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To lull to sleep; ply with opiates.
  • To dull the effect of upon the mind, as by an opiate.
  • Furnished with opium; mixed or prepared with opium; hence, inducing sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; narcotic; causing rest or inaction.
  • noun. Any medicine that contains opium and has the quality of inducing sleep or repose; a narcotic; hence, anything which induces rest or inaction, or relieves uneasiness or irritation, mental or bodily; anything that dulls sensation, mental or physical.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Inducing sleep; somniferous; narcotic; hence, anodyne; causing rest, dullness, or inaction.
  • noun. Originally, a medicine of a thicker consistency than sirup, prepared with opium.
  • noun. Any medicine that contains opium, and has the quality of inducing sleep or repose; a narcotic.
  • noun. Anything which induces rest or inaction; that which quiets uneasiness.
  • transitive verb. To subject to the influence of an opiate; to put to sleep.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Relating to, resembling, or containing opium.
  • adjective. Soporific; inducing sleep or sedation.
  • adjective. Deadening; causing apathy or dullness.
  • noun. A drug, hormone or other substance derived from or related to opium.
  • noun. Something that dulls the senses and induces a false and unrealistic sense of contentment.
  • verb. To treat with an opiate drug.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
  • Word Usage
    "Dr. Marcus Rempel, medical director for Neighborcare Health, said providers were disturbed to find that many of the patients inundating its six local clinics seeking narcotic pain relief weren't 50- or 60-year-old workers with back injuries, but young adults of 25 or 30, asking for long-term opiate medication."
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