opiate

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (UK)
    • (adjective, noun) IPA: /ˈəʊpɪiət/, SAMPA: /"@Upi:@t/
    • (verb) IPA: /ˈəʊˌpɪieɪt/, SAMPA: /"@Upi:%eIt/
  • (US)
    • (adjective, noun) IPA: /ˈoʊpɪiət/, SAMPA: /"oUpi:@t/
    • (verb) IPA: /ˌoʊpɪieɪt/, SAMPA: /"oUpi:eIt/

[edit] Adjective

opiate (not comparable)

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

[edit] Noun

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Wikipedia 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.

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[edit] Verb

opiate (third-person singular simple present opiates, present participle opiating, simple past and past participle opiated)

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

[edit] See also


[edit] Latin

[edit] Adjective

opiāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of opiātus



[edit] Lithuanian

[edit] Noun

opiate m.

  1. locative singular form of opiatas.
  2. vocative singular form of opiatas.
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