different between narcotic vs opiate

English

Alternative forms

• narcotick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French narcotique, from Medieval Latin narcoticum, from Ancient Greek ?????? (narkó?, “? benumb”), from ????? (nárk?, “numbness, torpor”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?t?k

Noun

narcotic (plural narcotics)

1. (pharmacology) Any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both.
2. Any type of numbing drug.

Related terms

• narco-
• narcosis
• narcoterrorism
• narcotize
• nonnarcotic, non-narcotic

Translations

Adjective

narcotic (comparative more narcotic, superlative most narcotic)

1. Of, or relating to narcotics.
2. (pharmacology) Inducing sleep; causing narcosis.

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “narcotic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
• “narcotic” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams

• caticorn, cratonic

Romanian

Etymology

French narcotique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [na??ko.tik]

Adjective

narcotic m or n (feminine singular narcotic?, masculine plural narcotici, feminine and neuter plural narcotice)

1. narcotic

Declension

Synonyms

• somnifer

Noun

narcotic n (plural narcotice)

1. narcotic

Declension

Synonyms

• somnifer

Related terms

• narcoz?

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