opiate

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Pronunciation

• (British)
  • (adjective) enPR: ōʹpē-ət, IPA: /ˈəʊpi.ət/
  • (verb) enPR: ōʹpē-āt', IPA: /ˈəʊpiˌeɪt/
• (America)
  • (adjective) enPR: ōʹpē-ət, IPA: /ˈoʊpi.ət/
  • (verb) enPR: ōʹpē-āt, IPA: /ˌoʊpieɪt/

Adjective

opiate (not comparable)

1. Relating to, resembling, or containing opium.
2. Soporific; inducing sleep or sedation.
3. Deadening; causing apathy or dullness.

Noun

opiate (plural opiates)

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.

   • They chose atheism as an opiate.

Translations

• French: opiacé
• German: Opiat
• Italian: oppiaceo, oppiato
• Portuguese: opiáceo
• Russian: опиа́т
• Spanish: opiato

Verb

opiate (opiates, present participle opiating; past and past participle opiated)

1. (transitive) To treat with an opiate drug.

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