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opiate
[oh-pee-it, -eyt, oh-pee-eyt]
noun
Biochemistry, Pharmacology.a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
The opium poppy yields morphine, codeine, and other opiates.
Biochemistry, Pharmacology.any sedative, soporific, or narcotic.
Back then, the country physician would concoct all sorts of opiates in a crude kitchen laboratory.
Synonyms:Antonyms:anything that causes dullness or inaction or that soothes the feelings.
His favorite opiate seems to be a six-pack in front of the TV.
Synonyms:
adjective
Biochemistry, Pharmacology.mixed or prepared with opium.
Some opiate substances, such as thebaine, may be more toxic than narcotic.
Biochemistry, Pharmacology.inducing sleep; soporific; narcotic.
Subjects were given a variety of opiate teas over the course of a four-week study.
Synonyms:causing dullness or inaction.
The opiate effects of their droning reprimands were legendary.
verb (used with object)
to subject to an opiate; stupefy.
The violent patients were routinely opiated.
to dull or deaden.
This dreadful music is opiating my spirit.
opiate
noun
any of various narcotic drugs, such as morphine and heroin, that act on opioid receptors
any other narcotic or sedative drug
something that soothes, deadens, or induces sleep
adjective
containing or consisting of opium
inducing relaxation; soporific
verb
to treat with an opiate
to dull or deaden
Other 51Թ Forms
- unopiated adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of opiate1
Example Sentences
According to the Los Angeles County Medical-Examiner’s autopsy and toxicology reports, Rivera was 6 feet tall, 288 pounds and was under the influence of opiates when he was killed.
Positive opiate drug screenings in the state’s prisons hovered at about 6% on average every month, according to data obtained by UnCommon Law.
What do you think would happen, I asked my daughter, a nurse practitioner who works in addiction medicine, if Narcan, the drug that reverses opiate overdoses, were suddenly to disappear from pharmacy shelves?
According to UnCommon Law, positive opiate drug screenings in the state’s prisons hovered at about 6% each month on average.
What I discovered is that while religion may not be the opiate of the masses, as Karl Marx famously wrote, this app is a sedative to dull the consciences of MAGA.
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