1. treating with or administering opium or opiates
Usage: medical; archaic
2. causing to become dull, inactive, or stupefied as if by opiates
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The doctor was opiating the patient to manage severe pain.
• The monotonous lecture was opiating the entire class.
• Critics accused the entertainment industry of opiating the masses.
• The warm afternoon sun was opiating, making everyone drowsy.
• Historical records show physicians opiating patients with laudanum.
• The repetitive music had an opiating effect on the listeners.