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a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivativeType of narcoticKinds laudanum, heroin, Fentanyl, codeine, morphineMade of opium

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O′pi·ate noun

Origin: From Opium: cf. F. opiat.

1. Originally, a medicine of a thicker consistency than sirup, prepared with opium. Bartholomew. 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.— Richard Bentley

O′pi·ate adjective

Origin: See Opium.

Inducing sleep; somniferous; narcotic; hence, anodyne; causing rest, dullness, or inaction; as, the opiate rod of Hermes. John Milton

O′pi·ate transitive verb

To subject to the influence of an opiate; to put to sleep. rare Elijah Fenton

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

OPIATE, n. An unlocked door in the prison of Identity. It leads into the jail yard.