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opiate
CEFRC1
/ˈəʊpi.ət/
noun · adjective
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A drug that relieves pain and can cause sleepiness.
- 02
noun
Extra detailDeadening; causing apathy or dullness.
Examples
Religion is the opiate of the masses.
The music—the fragrance of the flowers, whose odour was exhaling in the now falling dew—the languor of recent exertion—the sense of past dangers and present security—operated on Beatrice like the first and delicious stage of an opiate.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 2
Also pronounced
- /ˈəʊpiˌeɪt/
- /ˈoʊpi.ət/
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsSoporific; inducing sleep or sedation.
A drug, hormone or other substance derived from or related to opium.
adjective
Extra meaningRelating to, resembling, or containing opium.
More examples
In contextThey chose atheism as an opiate.
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Origin
noun
From Middle English opiate, from Medieval Latin opiātus.