opiate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Hypernyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.5 See also 2 Lithuanian 2.1 Noun

[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

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.

[edit] Hypernyms

• opioid

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to 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

• codeine
• morphine
• papaverine
• thebaine

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[edit] Lithuanian

[edit] Noun

opiate m.

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