[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["Biochemistry, Pharmacology.a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain:The opium poppy yields morphine, codeine, and other opiates.", "Biochemistry, Pharmacology.any sedative, soporific, or narcotic:Back then, the country physician would concoct all sorts of opiates in a crude kitchen laboratory.Synonyms: drug Antonyms: stimulant", "anything that causes dullness or inaction or that soothes the feelings:His favorite opiate seems to be a six-pack in front of the TV.Synonyms: anodyne"]}, {"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["Biochemistry, Pharmacology.mixed or prepared with opium:Some opiate substances, such as thebaine, may be more toxic than narcotic.", "Biochemistry, Pharmacology.inducing sleep; soporific; narcotic:Subjects were given a variety of opiate teas over the course of a four-week study.Synonyms: sedative", "causing dullness or inaction:The opiate effects of their droning reprimands were legendary."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to subject to an opiate; stupefy:The violent patients were routinely opiated.", "to dull or deaden:This dreadful music is opiating my spirit."]}]