opiate

Meaning

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

To treat with an opiate drug.

Synonyms

narcotic

drug

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dope

soporific

somniferous

put to sleep

hypnotic

morphine

narcotize

sleeping-draught

somnolent

soporiferous

stimulant

stupefying

lull to sleep

opium-like drug

somnifacient

put into hypnotic sleep

anaesthetic

torporific

blunt

drowsy

ether

hallucinogen

hypnagogic

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈəʊpi.ət/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: opiate

In summary

From Middle English opiate, from Medieval Latin opiātus.