opiate

opiate
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. narcotic, palliative, drug, sedative, tranquilizer, analgesic.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [Anything that pacifies]
Syn. pacifier, sedative, anodyne; see tranquilizer 2 .
2. [A pacifying drug]
Syn. morphine, codeine, opium derivative; see drug 2 , medicine 2 , opium .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
soporific, narcotic, tranquilizer, sedative, hypnotic, *downer. see drug, narcotic, opium
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. A substance that affects the central nervous system and is often addictive: drug, hallucinogen, narcotic. Informal: dope. See DRUGS. 2. Something that induces sleep or sedation: hypnotic, narcotic, sedative, somnifacient, soporific. See AWARENESS. II adjective Inducing sleep or sedation: hypnotic, narcotic, sedative, sleepy, slumberous, somnifacient, somniferous, somnific, somnolent, soporific. See AWARENESS. III verb To administer or add a drug to: dose, drug, medicate, narcotize, physic. Informal: dope (up). See DRUGS.

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