O″pi‐ate (?), n. [From Opium: cf. F. opiat.]
1. Originally, a medicine of a thicker consistence than sirup, prepared with opium. Parr.
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.
They chose atheism as an opiate. Bentley.