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| o·pi·ate [ ṓpee ət ] |
noun (plural o·pi·ates) |
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1. opium-containing drug: a drug that contains opium or an opium derivative, e.g. morphine or heroin
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2. sleep-inducing substance: a drug, hormone, or other substance capable of inducing drowsiness and other effects similar to those of opium or its derivatives
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3. something with dulling effect: something that has a relaxing, pacifying, or dulling effect
  TV, often described as the opiate of the masses
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adjective |
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1. containing opium: containing opium or an opium derivative
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2. boring: mind-numbingly unexciting, especially because of being simplistic, cliché-ridden, or formulaic
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transitive verb (past and past participle o·pi·at·ed, present participle o·pi·at·ing, 3rd person present singular o·pi·ates) |
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1. pharmacology treat somebody with opiate: to treat somebody, or somebody's symptoms, with an opiate
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2. dull pain: to dull or deaden pain, anguish, or some other unwanted condition
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| [15th century. < medieval Latin opiatus< Latin opium (see opium)] |
