OPIATE


Meaning of OPIATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈəupɪɪt ]

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]

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