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opiate Definition

opi·ate (ō′pē it; for v., -āt′)

noun

  1. any drug containing opium or any of its derivatives, and acting as a sedative and narcotic
  2. anything tending to quiet, soothe, or deaden

Etymology: ML opiatum: see opium

adjective

  1. containing opium
  2. bringing sleep, quiet, or ease; narcotic

transitive verb -·at′ed, -·at′·ing

  1. Rare to treat with an opiate
  2. to dull; deaden

opiate Synonyms

opiate

n.

  1. Anything that pacifies

    pacifier, sedative, anodyne; see tranquilizer 2.

  2. A pacifying drug

    morphine, codeine, opium derivative; see drug 2, medicine 2, opium.

opiate Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • mass: Others were Marxists brought up on the notion that religion was the opiate of the masses.

Possessives

  • body: First of all, research shows that excitement produces endorphins, the body's natural opiate.

Converse of object

  • prescribe: Instead of accepting dogma, perhaps one ought to think through problems including the problem of prescribing opiates.
  • use: Mental health patients using opiates were more likely to receive substance misuse interventions than patients using other drugs.
  • take: The woman was wheelchair bound and taking opiates long-term for pain which affected her physical health and general well being.
  • include: Drugs of misuse include opiates such as heroin, stimulants such as cocaine and crack, hallucinogens such as LSD, and cannabis.
  • give: It is entirely possible that Shipman gave a much stronger opiate than pethidine.
  • inject: But Shipman did become a serial murderer and used injected opiates as his method of killing.

Adjective modifier

  • endogenous: In addition, endogenous opiates, endorphins, produced as a defense against pain, may remain in the circulation, producing lethargy.
  • synthetic: Most relate to heroin and misuse of the synthetic opiate, methadone.
  • natural: First of all, research shows that excitement produces endorphins, the body's natural opiate.
  • strong: In fact, they had given me a strong opiate.
  • other: Other opiates may be supplied for medical use with a prescription from a Doctor.
  • injectable: The decision to offer injectable opiates must take all factors into account for each patient.

Modifies a noun

  • detoxification: Gordon Morse's chapter on opiate detoxification made for a balanced account, blending thinking from the abstinence model with useful prescribing details.
  • misuser: They are also planning to provide naloxone to former opiate misusers being released from prisons.
  • analgesia: Patients with progressive bone disease often require opiate analgesia.
  • antagonist: The use of naltrexone, an opiate antagonist, in the treatment of opiate addiction.
  • addiction: There is the danger of opiate addiction in patients experiencing frequent attacks.
  • Detox: We would like to know of your experience of conducting opiate detox.
opiate Quotes

Communism is the opiate of the intellectuals, with no cure except as a guillotine might be called a cure for dandruff.

—Luce, Clare Booth

My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains My sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk, Or emptied some dull opiate to the drains One minute past, and Lethe-wards had sunk: 'Tis not through envy of thy happy lot, But being too happy in thine happiness That thou, light-winged Dryad of the trees, In some melodious plot Of beechen green, and shadows numberless, Singest of summer in full-throated ease.

—Keats,John

Gossip is the opiate of the oppressed.

—Jong, Erica ne¤  e Mann