English-Thai Dictionary

opiate

N ยา ที่ มี ฝิ่น เจือปน  อนุ พันธุ์ ฝิ่น  ya-ti-me-fin-jue-pon

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OPIATE

n.[from opium. ] 1. Primarily, a medicine of a thicker consistence than syrup, prepared with opium.
A soft electuary.
Electuaries when soft are call opiata.
But in modern usage generally,
2. Any medicine that has the quality of inducing sleep or repose; a narcotic.
3. That which induces rest or inaction; that which quiets uneasiness.
They chose atheism as an opiate.

 

OPIATE

a. 1. Inducing sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; narcotic.
2. Causing rest or inaction.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OPIATE

O "pi *ate, n. Etym: [From Opium: cf. F. opiat. ]

 

1. Originally, a medicine of a thicker consistence than sirup, prepared with opium. Parr.

 

2. Any medicine that contains opium, and has the quality of inducing sleep or repose; a narcotic.

 

3. Anything which induces rest or inaction; that which quiets uneasiness. They chose atheism as an opiate. Bentley.

 

OPIATE

O "pi *ate, a. Etym: [See Opium. ]

 

Defn: Inducing sleep; somniferous; narcotic; hence, anodyne; causing rest, dullness, or inaction; as, the opiate rod of Hermes. Milton.

 

OPIATE

OPIATE O "pi *ate, v. t.

 

Defn: To subject to the influence of an opiate; to put to sleep. [R.] Fenton.

 

OPIATED

OPIATED O "pi *a `ted, a.

 

1. Mixed with opiates.

 

2. Under the influence of opiates.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

opiate

o pi ate ▶adjective |ˈōpē -it, -ˌāt ˈoʊpiɪt ˈəʊpɪət |relating to, resembling, or containing opium: the use of opiate drugs. ▶noun |ˈōpē -it, -ˌāt ˈoʊpiət |a drug with morphinelike effects, derived from opium. • a thing that soothes or stupefies. ▶verb |-ˌāt ˈəʊpɪeɪt | [ with obj. ] (often as adj. opiated ) impregnate with opium. PHRASES the opiate of the masses (or people ) something regarded as inducing a false and unrealistic sense of contentment among people. [translating the German phrase Opium des Volks, used by Karl Marx in reference to religion (1844 ).]ORIGIN late Middle English (as a noun ): from medieval Latin opiatus (adjective ), opiatus (noun ), based on Latin opium (see opium ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

opiate

opi ¦ate ▶adjective |ˈəʊpɪət |relating to, resembling, or containing opium. ▶noun |ˈəʊpɪət |a drug derived from or related to opium. • a thing which soothes or stupefies: the capacity to use books as an opiate. ▶verb |ˈəʊpɪeɪt | [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. opiated ) impregnate with opium. • dull the senses of (someone ) with or as if with opium: she is not opiated with resignation. ORIGIN late Middle English (as a noun ): from medieval Latin opiatus (adjective ), opiatus (noun ), based on Latin opium (see opium ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

opiate

opiate noun she refused to take the prescribed opiates: drug, narcotic, sedative, tranquilizer, depressant, soporific, anesthetic, painkiller, analgesic, anodyne; morphine, opium, codeine; informal dope; Medicine stupefacient.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

opiate

opiate noun six of the patients used an opiate during the radiotherapy: drug, narcotic, mind-altering drug, sedative, tranquillizer, depressant, sleeping pill, soporific, anaesthetic, painkiller, analgesic, anodyne; barbiturate, bromide, morphine, opium, laudanum; Medicine calmative, palliative, stupefacient; informal dope, downer; literary nepenthes; dated sleeping draught.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

opiate

o pi ate /óʊpiət /名詞 C ｟かたく ｠1 アヘン剤 〘鎮痛 睡眠用 〙.2 (神経を麻痺させる )アヘンのようなもの .