n. | 1. | Originally, a medicine of a thicker consistency than sirup, prepared with opium. |
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. | |
a. | 1. | Inducing sleep; somniferous; narcotic; hence, anodyne; causing rest, dullness, or inaction; |
v. t. | 1. | To subject to the influence of an opiate; to put to sleep. |
Noun | 1. | opiate - a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative |