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Meaning of 'opiate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Opiate [ a.]
- Inducing sleep; somniferous; narcotic; hence, anodyne; causing rest, dullness, or inaction; as, the opiate rod of Hermes.
2 . Opiate [ n.]
- Originally, a medicine of a thicker consistence than sirup, prepared with opium.
- Any medicine that contains opium, and has the quality of inducing sleep or repose; a narcotic.
- Anything which induces rest or inaction; that which quiets uneasiness.
3 . Opiate [ v. t.]
- To subject to the influence of an opiate; to put to sleep.

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opianic opianine opianyl opiated opie opiferous opifice opificer opinable opination

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