opiate
/ˈoʊpiɪt/
adjective
- Containing or relating to opium or its derivatives.
- The patient had a history of opiate abuse and needed special care.
- Opiate medications are strictly regulated because of their addictive nature.
- The lab tested the substance and found it had opiate properties.
- Having a soothing or dulling effect, like a drug.
- The opiate effect of the warm bath made her forget her worries.
- The repetitive sound of the rain had an opiate quality that made everyone drowsy.
- He fell into an opiate sleep after the long, exhausting journey.
noun
- A drug derived from opium or a similar synthetic substance, used to relieve pain or cause sleep.
- The doctor prescribed an opiate to manage the patient's severe pain after surgery.
- Many ancient civilizations used opiates for both medical and recreational purposes.
- The nurse carefully measured the opiate before administering it to the elderly man.
- Something that soothes, dulls, or induces a state of relaxation or inaction.
- Television can be an opiate for the mind, numbing viewers to the problems around them.
- The soothing music acted as an opiate, calming the anxious crowd.
- For some people, routine work becomes an opiate that keeps them from pursuing their dreams.
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