O'PIATE, noun [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 O'PIATE, adjective 1. Inducing sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; narcotic. 2. Causing rest or inaction.
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