adj., n., & v.
adj. 1 containing opium. 2 narcotic, soporific.
n. 1 a drug containing opium, usu. to ease pain or induce sleep. 2 a thing which soothes or stupefies.
v.tr. 1 mix with opium. 2 stupefy.
[ med.L opiatus, -um, opiare f. L opium: see OPIUM ]