(1):
(n.) Originally, a medicine of a thicker consistence than sirup, prepared with opium.
(2):
(n.) Anything which induces rest or inaction; that which quiets uneasiness.
(3):
(a.) Inducing sleep; somniferous; narcotic; hence, anodyne; causing rest, dullness, or inaction; as, the opiate rod of Hermes.
(4):
(v. t.) To subject to the influence of an opiate; to put to sleep.
(5):
(n.) Any medicine that contains opium, and has the quality of inducing sleep or repose; a narcotic.