Opiate
Pronunciation : O"pi*ate
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [From Opium: cf.F. opiat.]
Definition : 1. Originally, a medicine of a thicker consistence than sirup, prepared with opium. Parr.
2. Any medicine that contains opium, and has the quality of inducing sleep or repose; a narcotic.
3. Anything which induces rest or inaction; that which quiets uneasiness. They chose atheism as an opiate. Bentley.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : O"pi*ate
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [See Opium.]
Definition : Defn: Inducing sleep; somniferous; narcotic; hence, anodyne; causing rest, dullness, or inaction; as, the opiate rod of Hermes. Milton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : O"pi*ate
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To subject to the influence of an opiate; to put to sleep. [R.] Fenton.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913