opiate

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English opiate, from Medieval Latin opiātus. === Pronunciation === (UK) (adjective, noun) enPR: ōʹpē-ət, IPA(key): /ˈəʊpi.ət/ (verb) enPR: ōʹpē-āt', IPA(key): /ˈəʊpiˌeɪt/ (US) (adjective, noun) enPR: ōʹpē-ət, IPA(key): /ˈoʊpi.ət/ (verb) enPR: ōʹpē-āt, IPA(key): /ˈoʊpiˌeɪt/ === Adjective === opiate (not comparable) (pharmacology) Relating to, resembling, or containing opium. Soporific; inducing sleep or sedation. Deadening; causing apathy or dullness. === Noun === opiate (plural opiates) (pharmacology) A drug, hormone or other substance derived from or related to opium. Something that dulls the senses and induces a false and unrealistic sense of contentment. ==== Hypernyms ==== opioid ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === opiate (third-person singular simple present opiates, present participle opiating, simple past and past participle opiated) (transitive) To treat with an opiate drug. === See also === codeine morphine papaverine thebaine == Latin == === Adjective === opiāte vocative masculine singular of opiātus == Lithuanian == === Noun === opiate m locative singular of opiatas vocative singular of opiatas