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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Opiate

Ō'pi-ate, n.

noun

n. [N. Lat. opiatum, from Lat. opium; Fr. opiat, Sp. op iado, It. oppiato. See OPIUM.]

  1. Originally, a medicine of a thicker consistence than syrup, prepared with opium. Parr.
  2. Any medicine that contains opium, and has the quality of inducing sleep or repose; a narcotic.
  3. That which induces rest or inaction; that which quiets uneasiness.

They chose atheism as an opiate. Bentley.

Ō'pi-ate, a.

adjective

a. [It. oppiato, Sp. op iado. See OPIUM.]

  1. Inducing sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; narcotic.
  2. Hence, causing rest or inaction.

Ō'pi-āte, v. t.

verbtransitive

To subject to the influence of an opiate; to put to sleep. [Rare.]