different between anaesthetic vs opiate

English

Adjective

anaesthetic (comparative more anaesthetic, superlative most anaesthetic)

1. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of anesthetic

Noun

anaesthetic (plural anaesthetics)

1. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of anesthetic

Anagrams

• aesthetican

English

Etymology

From Middle English opiate, from Medieval Latin opi?tus.

Pronunciation

• (UK)
  • (adjective, noun) enPR: ??p?-?t, IPA^(key): /???pi.?t/
  • (verb) enPR: ??p?-?t', IPA^(key): /???pi?e?t/
• (US)
  • (adjective, noun) enPR: ??p?-?t, IPA^(key): /?o?pi.?t/
  • (verb) enPR: ??p?-?t, IPA^(key): /?o?pie?t/

Adjective

opiate (not comparable)

1. Relating to, resembling, or containing opium.
2. (pharmacology) Soporific; inducing sleep or sedation.
3. Deadening; causing apathy or dullness.

Noun

opiate (plural opiates)

1. (pharmacology) A drug, hormone or other substance derived from or related to opium.
2. Something that dulls the senses and induces a false and unrealistic sense of contentment.

   • They chose atheism as an opiate.

Hypernyms

• opioid

Translations

Verb

opiate (third-person singular simple present opiates, present participle opiating, simple past and past participle opiated)

1. (transitive) To treat with an opiate drug.

See also

• codeine
• morphine
• papaverine
• thebaine

Latin

Adjective

opi?te

1. vocative masculine singular of opi?tus

Lithuanian

Noun

opiate m

1. locative singular of opiatas
2. vocative singular of opiatas