Meaning Of Opiate

n.

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

n.

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

n.

Anything which induces rest or inaction; that which quiets uneasiness.

a.

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

v. t.

To subject to the influence of an opiate; to put to sleep.