opiating

Variant of opiate

opiate definition

opi·ate (ō′pē it; for v., -āt′)

noun

  1. any drug containing opium or any of its derivatives, and acting as a sedative and narcotic
  2. anything tending to quiet, soothe, or deaden

Etymology: ML opiatum: see opium

adjective

  1. containing opium
  2. bringing sleep, quiet, or ease; narcotic

transitive verb opiated -·at′ed, opiating -·at′·ing

  1. Rare to treat with an opiate
  2. to dull; deaden

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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