Definitions of opiate [ˈmɒs kə pi]

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Definition of 'opiate'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) opiate
a drug containing opium or its derivatives.

2.  opiate
any sedative, soporific, or narcotic.

3.  opiate
anything that induces lethargy or that soothes the feelings.

4. (adj.) opiate
mixed or prepared with opium.

5.  opiate
inducing sleep; narcotic.

6.  opiate
causing lethargy or inaction.

7. (v.t.) opiate
to subject to an opiate; sedate or stupefy.

Etymology: (1535–45; < ML opiātus bringing sleep )

Definition of 'opiate'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) opiate
a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative

Translation of 'opiate'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: any drug containing opium, used to make a person sleep The doctor gave him an opiate.
Afrikaans: opiaat, pynstiller, slaap	Arabic: مُنَوِّم مُخَدِّر	Bulgarian: опиат
Brazilian: opiato	Czech: opiát	German: das Opiat
Danish: opiumholdigt middel	Greek: υπνωτικό	Spanish: opiáceo
Estonian: uinuti	Farsi: هر نوع داروی مخدر؛ داروی	Finnish: opiaatti
French: opiacé	Hebrew: סַם אוֹפיוּם מַרגִיעַ	Hindi: अफीम आधारित कोई दवा
Croatian: opijat, sredstvo za uspav	Hungarian: ópium tartalmú altatószer	Indonesian: obat bius
Icelandic: lyf sem inniheldurópíum	Italian: oppiaceo	Japanese: アヘン剤
Korean: (일반적으로) 진정제, 마취제	Lithuanian: narkotinis vaistas	Latvian: narkotisks/nomierinošs lī
Malay: opiat	Dutch: opiaat	Norwegian: opiumholdig legemiddel
Polish: środek narkotyczny	Persian: هر نوع داروی مخدر؛ داروی	Pashto: مخدره مواد
Portuguese: opiato	Romanian: narcotic	Russian: успокаивающее, седативное
Slovak: opiát	Slovenian: uspavalno sredstvo	Serbian: opijat
Swedish: opiat, rogivande (sövande	Thai: ยาที่มีฝิ่นเจือปน	Turkish: afyonlu (ilâç)
Taiwanese: 鴉片麻醉劑	Ukrainian: опіат, наркотик	Urdu: افيوني، خواب آور
Vietnamese: thuốc ngủ	Chinese: 鸦片麻醉剂
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