different between opiate vs opiated

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

English

Verb

opiated

1. simple past tense and past participle of opiate

Adjective

opiated (comparative more opiated, superlative most opiated)

1. Treated with an opiate.
2. Under the influence of an opiate.

Anagrams

• ipodate, patioed, podetia