Opiate - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈəʊpɪət|  American pronunciation of the word opiate
Brit.  |ˈəʊpɪət|  British pronunciation of the word opiate

noun

- a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative

Extra examples

Many see television as an opiate of the masses.

...a cultural critic who argues that the Internet has now joined television as an opiate of the American people...

...morphine is an opiate drug...

Methadone itself is an addictive opiate.

Hollywood movies were seen as an opiate for the people.

After an opiate he became easier.

Word forms

noun
singular: opiate
plural: opiates
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