💊 A pain drug 💊 To give pain medicine 😶 To dull awareness

to opiate

7.4

To give someone a drug for pain that comes from opium

verb
/ˈoʊpiˌeɪt/

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: administrar opiáceos

Paramedics opiated the accident victim before transporting him to the hospital.

Examples

They opiated him before the surgery to ensure he felt no discomfort.
In some cases, nurses have opiated patients to provide comfort during end-of-life care.
The doctor opiated the patient to manage severe post-surgical pain.
The doctor decided to opiate the patient for his severe pain.
The doctor opiated the patient to manage severe post-surgical pain effectively.
Paramedics opiated the accident victim to alleviate his pain before transporting him.
In some situations, nurses opiated patients to ease their discomfort during hospice care.

Synonyms

to drug

vsto opiate

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21 7.2

To give someone a substance to make them sleep or act differently

gives that treatment specifically to ease pain

to narcotize

vsto opiate

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1 9.5

To give someone a drug that makes them very sleepy or unconscious

gives such a substance mainly for pain relief

Antonyms

to deny

423 1.6

To refuse to let someone have something

to withhold

210 5.1

Refuse to give something someone wants or needs

Surface Forms

opiate infinitive

opiated past

opiated past participle

opiating present participle

opiates third person singular

Etymology

Opiate as a verb comes from the noun opium, the 'juice' of the poppy used to calm pain and cause sleep. So to opiate someone is to give them that drug to reduce pain or help them rest.