Plural of opiate
regular plural
The plural of opiate is opiates.
Forms of opiate
| Singular | opiate /ˈəʊpi.ət/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | opiates |
| Countable | countable |
Opiates in a sentence
- These antidepressants potentiate the analgesic action of opiates.From the entry potentiate
- To this day, listening to Loveless feels like swimming in a warm bath of opiates and lust.2013 February 16, Jonathan Patrick, “Review: My Bloody Valentine, m b v”, in Slant Magazine, archived from the original on 20 Apr 2024. From the entry wombadelic
- Given the past history of mankind's susceptibility to alcohol, opiates, and nicotine, we cannot say that the human race is not capable of consciously destroying itself by taking a superdrug.1998, K. L. Leenders, M. Taube, The Search For Terrestrial Intelligence, page 386. From the entry superdrug
Meaning of opiate
- adjective Relating to, resembling, or containing opium.
- adjective Soporific; inducing sleep or sedation.
- adjective Deadening; causing apathy or dullness.
Questions about the plural of opiate
- What is the plural of opiate?
- The plural of opiate is opiates.
- Is opiate countable?
- Opiate is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: opiate (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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