opiate
noun
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
opiates
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pluralof opiate.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Bonus: I need no more arthritis meds, no more opiates, no more braces and no cane.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
He said he used no opiates during his recovery, which apparently included a bout with MRSA, a drug-resistant bacteria.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2022
In activating these receptors, opiates prevent neurotransmitter release, thus blocking the transmission of the pain message to spinal cord neurons.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 10, 2021
This is, to put it mildly, a measured way to respond to a question about McKinsey’s record suggesting ways to “turbocharge” sales of opiates and identifying online dissidents for repressive regimes.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2019
The pillow smells of his lime pomade and she breathes it in, sobbing . . . . . . until, drugged by weeping’s opiates, she falls asleep.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
