Opiate

Pronunciation

• UK
• adjective, noun enPR: ōʹpÄ“-É™t, IPA: /ˈəʊpiÉ™t/
• verb enPR: ōʹpÄ“-āt', IPA: /ˈəʊpiËŒeɪt/
• US
• adjective, noun enPR: ōʹpÄ“-É™t, IPA: /ˈoÊŠpiÉ™t/
• verb enPR: ōʹpÄ“-āt, IPA: /ËŒoÊŠpieɪt/

Full definition of opiate

Adjective

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

Noun

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.
• BentleyThey chose atheism as an opiate.

Hypernyms

• opioid

Verb

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