opiate

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for opiate

opiate 🔊 /owˈpiʌt/

opiate : අබින්‍යක්ත

opiate : අබින් නින්ද

opiate : මිනිසුන් සනසන රැවටිල්ල

opiate definition

Noun.

  1. Originally, a medicine of a thicker consistence 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.

Adjective. Inducing sleep; somniferous; narcotic; hence, anodyne; causing rest, dullness, or inaction; as, the opiate rod of Hermes.

Transitive verb. To subject to the influence of an opiate; to put to sleep.