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Definition of: opiate
(ō′pē·it, -āt) noun
1. Medicine containing opium; a narcotic.
2. Something inducing sleep.
—adjective Consisting of opium; tending to induce sleep.
—v.t. (-āt) ·at·ed, ·at·ing
1. To treat with opium or an opiate.
2. To deaden; dull. [<Med. L opiatus, pp. of opiare treat with opium <L opium OPIUM]
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