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Opiate

/ˈəʊpi.ət/ · adjective

Meaning

(pharmacology) Relating to, resembling, or containing opium..

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

They chose atheism as an opiate.
The music—the fragrance of the flowers, whose odour was exhaling in the now falling dew—the languor of recent exertion—the sense of past dangers and present security—operated on Beatrice like the first and delicious stage of an opiate.

Synonyms for opiate

Antonyms for opiate

Related Words

opioidopiumdrugnarcoticanalgesicpainkilleranodynesedativesoporifichypnoticdepressanttranquilizermorphinecodeineheroinmethadonefentanyloxycodonehydrocodonelaudanum

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What does opiate mean?

Opiate means (pharmacology) Relating to, resembling, or containing opium..

What is a synonym for opiate?

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What is the opposite of opiate?

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How do you use opiate in a sentence?

They chose atheism as an opiate.

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