opiate

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Synonyms: optate

Antonyms: optate

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|pharmacology}} Relating to, resembling, or containing [[opium]].
2. {{senseid|en|pharmaceutical effect}} [[soporific|Soporific]]; inducing [[sleep]] or [[sedation]].
3. [[deadening|Deadening]]; causing [[apathy]] or [[dullness]].

Noun

1. {{senseid|en|pharmaceutical drug}}{{lb|en|pharmacology}} A [[drug]], [[hormone]] or other [[substance]] derived from or related to opium.
2. Something that dulls the [[senses]] and [[induce]]s a [[false]] and [[unrealistic]] sense of [[contentment]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To treat with an opiate drug.

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