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Opiate

Opiate Meaning & Definition
Opiate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Opiate?

[n] a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative

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See Also | narcotic | opium

Opiate In Webster's Dictionary

\O"pi*ate\, n. [From {Opium}: cf.F. opiat.] 1. Originally, a medicine of a thicker consistence than sirup, prepared with opium. --Parr. 2. Any medicine that contains opium, and has the quality of inducing sleep or repose; a narcotic. 3. Anything which induces rest or inaction; that which quiets uneasiness. They chose atheism as an opiate. --Bentley.
\O"pi*ate\, a. [See {Opium}.] Inducing sleep; somniferous; narcotic; hence, anodyne; causing rest, dullness, or inaction; as, the opiate rod of Hermes. --Milton.
\O"pi*ate\, v. t. To subject to the influence of an opiate; to put to sleep. [R.] --Fenton.

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