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narcotic Definition

nar·cotic (när kätik)

noun

  1. a drug, as opium or any of its derivatives (morphine, heroin, codeine, etc.), used to relieve pain and induce sleep: narcotics are often addictive and in excessive doses can cause stupor, coma, or death
  2. anything that has a soothing, lulling, or dulling effect

Etymology: ME narcotyke < OFr narcotique, orig. adj. < ML narcoticus < Gr narkoun, to benumb < narkē, numbness, stupor < IE *nerk- < base *(s)ner-, to twist, entwine > snare, narrow

adjective

  1. of, like, or capable of producing narcosis
  2. of, by, or for narcotic addicts

narcotic Synonyms

narcotic

modif.

opiate, soporific, anodyne, calming, deadening, numbing, dulling, analgesic, anesthetic, stupefying.

narcotic Synonyms

narcotic

n.

narcotic Law Definition

n

A drug that, by law, is illegal or designated a controlled substance.

narcotic Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • combine: If you have severe and prolonged pain, then the pain may require narcotics often combined with antidepressants.
  • require: If you have severe and prolonged pain, then the pain may require narcotics often combined with antidepressants.
  • take: Avoid use of analgesics helps to control pain Avoid taking narcotics, try aspirin, NSAIDs.
  • use: Do you drink or use any narcotics ( alcohol and narcotics may alter the response to diazepam )?
  • consume: The alternative is a humane policy framework that recognizes the incentives to produce, traffic and consume narcotics.
  • administer: Mothers and nurses both administer narcotics; the former, however, principally with the view to obtaining an undisturbed night's rest.

Adjective modifier

  • illegal: The truth spoken was that the Central Intelligence Agency had engaged in the wholesale distribution of illegal narcotics.
  • other: The League of Arab States asserted that in the Middle East hashish was preferred to other narcotics.
  • illicit: Yes, they are, but that's probably only because the police have become better than ever at finding illicit narcotics.
  • mild: Alder is a mild narcotic that can reduce stress and cheer you up in the form of jam and elderflower cordial etc!
  • international: International narcotics, control agitation caused by valium diazepam.
  • more: I have also seen young lives and brilliant minds ruined by the addict's need for more narcotics.

Modifies a noun

  • analgesic: The cognitive effects of the administration of narcotic analgesics in patients with cancer pain.
  • trafficker: In June, the United States also designated the FARC and the AUC as significant foreign narcotics traffickers under the Kingpin Act.
  • trafficking: Profits from cigarette smuggling rival those of narcotics trafficking.
  • reliever: One third of all patients no longer required narcotic pain relievers at three months.
  • detective: Rookie undercover narcotics detective Jayne Harrow was framed in a phony drug bust.
  • drug: However, many modern readers may make a connection with the temptations and effects of narcotic drugs.

Modifying Another Word

  • mildly: Even the root, which possesses mildly narcotic properties, is sometimes chewed.
  • slightly: The Spanish conquistador Cortés reported that it made the drinker happy and had a slightly narcotic effect.

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