dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/opi_MW.json
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{
"Opiliaceae":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a family of tropical shrubs or trees (order Santalales) having coriaceous leaves, small flowers, and drupaceous fruit":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Opilia , type genus + -aceae":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-110005",
"type":[
"adjective",
"plural noun"
]
},
"Opilionea":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":[
"Definition of Opilionea taxonomic synonym of phalangida"
],
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":[],
"history_and_etymology":[
"New Latin, from Opilion-, Opilio , genus of arachnids, from Latin opilion-, opilio shepherd, from ovis sheep + -pilion-, -pilio driver (from pellere to drive)"
],
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"\u014d\u02ccpil\u0113\u02c8\u014dn\u0113\u0259"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-151523",
"type":[]
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"opianic acid":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a bitter crystalline aldehyde acid C 6 H 2 (OCH 3 ) 2 (CHO)COOH obtained by the oxidation of narcotine and hydrastine":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"opiane , obsolete synonym of narcotine (from opium + -ane ) + -ic":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6\u014dp\u0113\u00a6anik-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011513",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"opiate":{
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"drowsy",
"hypnotic",
"narcotic",
"sleepy",
"slumberous",
"slumbrous",
"somniferous",
"somnolent",
"soporific"
],
"definitions":{
": a synthetic or semisynthetic drug (such as fentanyl or methadone ) or an endogenous substance (such as beta-endorphin ) that binds to opiate cell receptors and produces physiological effects like those of opium derivatives : opioid sense 1":[
"\u2026 fentanyl, a synthetic opiate that is 90-100 times more potent than morphine.",
"\u2014 The Economist",
"Current peptide research has uncovered at least two groups of endogenous opiates in the CNS that modulate the perception of pain.",
"\u2014 Nicholas T. Zervas"
],
": an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine ) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance sense 4a(1) ), physical and psychological dependence, and addiction upon repeated or prolonged use":[],
": causing dullness or inaction":[],
": containing or mixed with opium":[],
": inducing sleep : narcotic":[],
": of, relating to, binding, or being an opiate":[
"opiate receptors"
],
": something likened to a drug that induces rest or inaction or quiets uneasiness":[
"Operatic music is an opiate that lowers our critical guard and allows us to entertain views that our good liberal selves would disavow were they presented in naked prose.",
"\u2014 Paul Robinson",
"\u2026 the novel's real drug is the opiate of nostalgia. Richard, narrating the events at a distance of ten years, is still too in love with the friends to look at them with an even faintly critical eye.",
"\u2014 Ruth Franklin"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Many see television as an opiate of the masses.",
"a cultural critic who argues that the Internet has now joined television as an opiate of the American people",
"Adjective",
"morphine is an opiate drug",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"One is that profit is itself a powerful opiate that can blind corporate leaders to the consequences of their actions. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 31 May 2022",
"Someone had just overdosed and a man was yelling into a crowd for the medication used to reverse an opiate overdose. \u2014 Danny Mcdonald, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
"The Citizens\u2019 Law Enforcement Review Board voted unanimously Tuesday to recommend that the San Diego County Sheriff\u2019s Department give people incarcerated in its jails access to naloxone, a life-saving medication that can reverse an opiate overdose. \u2014 Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"While free on bail from the gun charge, in 2020, police received a tip from an informant that Velez was selling the powerful synthetic opiate fentanyl. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 25 May 2022",
"Police administered two doses of Narcan, a heroin and opiate -overdose antidote. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 19 May 2022",
"\u017di\u017eek argues that like Karl Marx\u2019s notion of religion as the opiate of the people, meditation apps are a way for people to feel good, but does nothing to change the economic relationships that are causing suffering. \u2014 Gregory Grieve, The Conversation , 19 May 2022",
"A month after the launch, inmates were credited with using the naloxone to save the lives of two men who had collapsed after ingesting fentanyl, a powerful opiate . \u2014 Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"On the witness stand Wednesday, Johnny Depp went into detail about his opiate detox and the violent argument with fellow actor Amber Heard that allegedly left him without part of the middle finger on his right hand. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The new filings also argue the Sheriff\u2019s Department has failed to enact policies and procedures to address the high rate of opiate overdoses, particularly fentanyl, in its jails. \u2014 Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 May 2022",
"Yet another misconception, according to Malacara, is that ibogaine is only useful for people who are struggling with opiate use. \u2014 Amanda Siebert, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Current and former inmates have told The San Diego Union-Tribune that people turn to smuggled drugs to offset the side effects of opiate withdrawal, which can last for days and include vomiting, seizures and muscle pain. \u2014 Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 May 2022",
"The country already had some of the highest rates of opiate addiction in the world, according to the latest U.N. data. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
"Quitting with the use of opiate antagonists, hot yoga, and nonalcoholic tequila seems every bit as righteous\u2014and evidently more effective\u2014than sweating it out in the rooms. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 19 Apr. 2022",
"Before describing the drama in Australia, Depp had gone into detail about his struggle to detox from the opiate Roxicodone while on his private island with his doctor, his nurse and his then-wife. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Advocates say that the record highs in overdose deaths highlight the importance of adopting new strategies to combat the opiate epidemic. \u2014 Byeli Cahan, ABC News , 12 Apr. 2022",
"The latest settlement is part of a flurry of litigation surrounding the nation's opiate crisis. \u2014 Amelia Pak-harvey, The Indianapolis Star , 7 Apr. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1543, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Medieval Latin opi\u0101tum, from Latin opium opium + -\u0101tum -ate entry 1":"Noun",
"borrowed from Medieval Latin opi\u0101tus \"soporific,\" from Latin opium opium + -\u0101tus -ate entry 3":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02cc\u0101t",
"\u02c8\u014d-p\u0113-\u0259t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"anesthetic",
"anodyne",
"narcotic"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051456",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"opiatic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or like opiates":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6\u014dp\u0113\u00a6atik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235705",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"opilionine":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": phalangid":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin Opilionina":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"-n\u0259\u0307n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073754",
"type":[
"adjective or noun"
]
},
"opinable":{
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"definitions":{
": being a matter of opinion":[],
": capable of being opined : constituting an object of opinion":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin opinabilis , from opinari , to have an opinion, think + -abilis -able":""
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200624",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"opinant":{
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"definitions":{
": opiner":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French, from present participle of opiner to opine, from Latin opinari":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u014d\u02c8p\u012bn-",
"\u02c8\u00e4p\u0259n\u0259nt"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052513",
"type":[
"noun"
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"opinative":{
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"definitions":{
": an opinionated person":[],
": obstinate , opinionated":[],
": of, relating to, or constituting opinion : uncertain":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Late Latin opinativus expressing a conjecture, from Latin opinatus (past participle of opinari ) + -ivus -ive":"Adjective"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u014d\u02c8pin\u0259tiv",
"\""
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204820",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb,",
"noun"
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"opinator":{
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": opiner , theorist":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin, from opinatus + -or":""
},
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"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004916",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"opine":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to express opinions":[
"You may opine about anything you want."
],
": to state as an opinion":[
"opined that the nominee was not fit to serve on the Supreme Court"
]
},
"examples":[
"Many people opine that the content of Web pages should be better regulated.",
"You can opine about any subject you like.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Anti-woke capitalists, like Pence, opine that the advent of stakeholder capitalism is forcing companies to sacrifice profit for virtue. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
"At this rate, some young Capitol reporter covering Newsom\u2019s $300-billion budget will be around to opine about the first $1-trillion spending plan. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
"Often, though, pastors at the churches hosting these speakers have used their appearances as an occasion to opine about the election to their congregation. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
"As journalists opine on every topic, however trivial or traditionally unnewsworthy, the all-knowing chorus of global gossip becomes a roaring mob. \u2014 Allen Porter, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Over the course of his presidency, Trump used Twitter daily to opine about current events, announce U.S. policy changes and interact with his 88 million followers. \u2014 Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Mandel declined the first round of media requests to opine about COVID-19. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 1 Apr. 2022",
"In the business world, an expert may opine that a certain action is risky. \u2014 Bill Conerly, Forbes , 1 Jan. 2022",
"So that piece of the federal lawsuit can proceed, although one possibility is that a lower court will now ask the state judiciary to opine on whether this is a correct reading of Texas law. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English opinen \"to hold an opinion, think (that something is the case),\" borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French opiner \"to express one's view, be of the opinion (that),\" borrowed from Latin op\u012bn\u0101r\u012b \"to hold as an opinion, think, have in mind,\" of obscure origin":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u014d-\u02c8p\u012bn"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"allow",
"comment",
"editorialize",
"note",
"observe",
"reflect",
"remark",
"weigh in"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201336",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"opiner":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": one that opines":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"-n\u0259(r)"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064430",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"opiniate":{
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"definitions":{
": opine , suppose":[],
": to declare an opinion on":[],
": to establish in an opinion":[]
},
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"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"irregular from opinion + -ate":""
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"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02c8p-",
"\u014d\u02c8pin\u0113\u02cc\u0101t"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165917",
"type":[
"transitive verb"
]
},
"opiniative":{
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"definitions":{
": opinionative":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle French opiniatif , irregular from opinion + -atif -ative":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u014d\u02c8pin\u0113\u02cc\u0101tiv",
"\u0259\u02c8p-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015919",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun,"
]
},
"opiniatre":{
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"definitions":{
": an opinionated person":[],
": opinionated":[],
": to obstinately maintain (an opinion ) or persist in (a course of action)":[],
": to obstinately maintain an opinion or persist in a course of action":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"French opini\u00e2trer , from opini\u00e2tre opiniated, from Middle French opiniatre":"Verb",
"Middle French opinionastre, opiniatre , from opinion":"Adjective"
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180125",
"type":[
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"noun",
"verb"
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},
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"definitions":{
": the quality or state of being opinionated : mental obstinacy or inflexibility":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"opiniatrety from French opini\u00e2tret\u00e9 , from opini\u00e2tre + -t\u00e9 -ty; opiniatry from French opiniastrie , from Middle French opiniastre + -ie -y":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164720",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"opinicus":{
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"definitions":{
": a fabulous beast represented especially in heraldry much like a griffon but with a short tail":[],
": an insignia bearing or consisting of an opinicus":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u014d\u02c8pin\u0259\u0307k\u0259s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203716",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"opinion":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a formal expression of judgment or advice by an expert":[
"My doctor says that I need an operation, but I'm going to get a second opinion ."
],
": a generally held view":[
"news programs that shape public opinion"
],
": a view, judgment, or appraisal formed in the mind about a particular matter":[
"We asked them for their opinions about the new stadium."
],
": approval , esteem":[
"I have no great opinion of his work."
],
": belief stronger than impression and less strong than positive knowledge":[
"a person of rigid opinions"
],
": the formal expression (as by a judge, court, or referee) of the legal reasons and principles upon which a legal decision is based":[
"The article discusses the recent Supreme Court opinion ."
]
},
"examples":[
"We asked for their opinions about the new stadium.",
"In my opinion , it's the best car on the market.",
"The article discusses two recent Supreme Court opinions .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Outdoor opinion columnist John Schandelmeier is a lifelong Alaskan who lives with his family near Paxson. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
"The court did not elaborate on its reasoning but said a full opinion will follow at a later date. \u2014 Mark Thiessen, ajc , 26 June 2022",
"The decision comes after the SCOTUS opinion was leaked to Politico last month. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 25 June 2022",
"Because every positive opinion about Murray and Ayton must come with one. \u2014 Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic , 25 June 2022",
"One lawyer brought her laptop to breakfast, poring over Justice Samuel Alito\u2019s majority opinion line by line. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 June 2022",
"Even before the Supreme Court issued the decision nullifying Roe v. Wade, Americans\u2019 confidence in the high court had reached a new 50-year low, according to opinion -polling firm Gallup. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 25 June 2022",
"But in a surprise, O\u2019Connor and Kennedy joined an opinion to uphold the right. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022",
"But when a virtually identical law from Louisiana came before the court in 2020, Roberts voted against it and wrote the opinion controlling the outcome of the case and striking down the Louisiana law. \u2014 CBS News , 25 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English opinioun, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French opinion, borrowed from Latin op\u012bni\u014dn-, op\u012bni\u014d \"what or how one thinks about something, expectation, estimation, reputation,\" from op\u012bn-, base of op\u012bn\u0101r\u012b \"to hold as an opinion, think, have in mind\" (of obscure origin) + -i\u014dn-, -i\u014d, suffix of verbal action":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8pin-y\u0259n"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for opinion opinion , view , belief , conviction , persuasion , sentiment mean a judgment one holds as true. opinion implies a conclusion thought out yet open to dispute. each expert seemed to have a different opinion view suggests a subjective opinion. very assertive in stating his views belief implies often deliberate acceptance and intellectual assent. a firm belief in her party's platform conviction applies to a firmly and seriously held belief. the conviction that animal life is as sacred as human persuasion suggests a belief grounded on assurance (as by evidence) of its truth. was of the persuasion that everything changes sentiment suggests a settled opinion reflective of one's feelings. her feminist sentiments are well-known",
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"belief",
"conviction",
"eye",
"feeling",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"mind",
"notion",
"persuasion",
"sentiment",
"verdict",
"view"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111838",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"opinion poll":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an activity in which many people are asked the same questions in order to find out what most people think about something":[
"An opinion poll showed that he was favored to win the election."
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114850",
"type":[
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]
},
"opinionated":{
"antonyms":[
"latitudinarian",
"undoctrinaire",
"undogmatic"
],
"definitions":{
": firmly or unduly adhering to one's own opinion or to preconceived notions":[
"\u2026 focus groups, which tend to be dominated by the loudest and most opinionated people \u2026",
"\u2014 James Surowiecki"
]
},
"examples":[
"an articulate and opinionated critic",
"People don't expect such opinionated commentary in what is supposed to a news article.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The survey also found that women are more likely to be described as opinionated and abrasive, while men are more likely to be described as ambitious and confident. \u2014 Darreonna Davis, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Here's our highly opinionated ranking of them, from worst to best. \u2014 Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Articulate and opinionated , his face was often set in a small smile, as if he were amused by something not readily apparent. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Noah is smart and opinionated , with a sarcastic sense of humor and occasional bursts of childlike enthusiasm. \u2014 Emily Mcclanathan, chicagotribune.com , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Very opinionated , fearless, funny, knows their own mind, not afraid to speak it, unpredictable, maybe a little bit dangerous. \u2014 Jordan Moreau, Variety , 17 Mar. 2022",
"During the Trump presidency, Zucker pushed CNN\u2019s primetime lineup to be more opinionated and analysis-driven, leaning on hosts like Chris Cuomo who mixed strong points of view into their programs. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Feb. 2022",
"While North isn't afraid to bring out her inner fashion critic, the rising fashionista is also opinionated about her hair. \u2014 Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
"During Zucker's tenure, several CNN personalities have become more opinionated on the air, and there's been some talk about whether a new chief executive would try to reset things. \u2014 David Bauder, ajc , 26 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1597, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"opinionate \"grounded on opinion, opinionated\" (from opinion + -ate entry 3 ) + -ed entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8pin-y\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101-t\u0259d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"doctrinaire",
"dogmatic",
"dogmatical",
"opinionative",
"opinioned",
"pontifical",
"self-opinionated"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045507",
"type":[
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"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"opinionatedness":{
"antonyms":[
"latitudinarian",
"undoctrinaire",
"undogmatic"
],
"definitions":{
": firmly or unduly adhering to one's own opinion or to preconceived notions":[
"\u2026 focus groups, which tend to be dominated by the loudest and most opinionated people \u2026",
"\u2014 James Surowiecki"
]
},
"examples":[
"an articulate and opinionated critic",
"People don't expect such opinionated commentary in what is supposed to a news article.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The survey also found that women are more likely to be described as opinionated and abrasive, while men are more likely to be described as ambitious and confident. \u2014 Darreonna Davis, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
"Here's our highly opinionated ranking of them, from worst to best. \u2014 Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Articulate and opinionated , his face was often set in a small smile, as if he were amused by something not readily apparent. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Noah is smart and opinionated , with a sarcastic sense of humor and occasional bursts of childlike enthusiasm. \u2014 Emily Mcclanathan, chicagotribune.com , 17 Apr. 2022",
"Very opinionated , fearless, funny, knows their own mind, not afraid to speak it, unpredictable, maybe a little bit dangerous. \u2014 Jordan Moreau, Variety , 17 Mar. 2022",
"During the Trump presidency, Zucker pushed CNN\u2019s primetime lineup to be more opinionated and analysis-driven, leaning on hosts like Chris Cuomo who mixed strong points of view into their programs. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Feb. 2022",
"While North isn't afraid to bring out her inner fashion critic, the rising fashionista is also opinionated about her hair. \u2014 Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
"During Zucker's tenure, several CNN personalities have become more opinionated on the air, and there's been some talk about whether a new chief executive would try to reset things. \u2014 David Bauder, ajc , 26 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1597, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"opinionate \"grounded on opinion, opinionated\" (from opinion + -ate entry 3 ) + -ed entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8pin-y\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101-t\u0259d"
],
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"doctrinaire",
"dogmatic",
"dogmatical",
"opinionative",
"opinioned",
"pontifical",
"self-opinionated"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061222",
"type":[
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"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
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"undogmatic"
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": opinionated":[]
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"one particularly opinionative caller informed the talk show host that he was an idiot"
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"circa 1549, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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": a formal expression of judgment or advice by an expert":[
"My doctor says that I need an operation, but I'm going to get a second opinion ."
],
": a generally held view":[
"news programs that shape public opinion"
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": a view, judgment, or appraisal formed in the mind about a particular matter":[
"We asked them for their opinions about the new stadium."
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": the formal expression (as by a judge, court, or referee) of the legal reasons and principles upon which a legal decision is based":[
"The article discusses the recent Supreme Court opinion ."
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"We asked for their opinions about the new stadium.",
"In my opinion , it's the best car on the market.",
"The article discusses two recent Supreme Court opinions .",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Outdoor opinion columnist John Schandelmeier is a lifelong Alaskan who lives with his family near Paxson. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
"The court did not elaborate on its reasoning but said a full opinion will follow at a later date. \u2014 Mark Thiessen, ajc , 26 June 2022",
"The decision comes after the SCOTUS opinion was leaked to Politico last month. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 25 June 2022",
"Because every positive opinion about Murray and Ayton must come with one. \u2014 Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic , 25 June 2022",
"One lawyer brought her laptop to breakfast, poring over Justice Samuel Alito\u2019s majority opinion line by line. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 25 June 2022",
"Even before the Supreme Court issued the decision nullifying Roe v. Wade, Americans\u2019 confidence in the high court had reached a new 50-year low, according to opinion -polling firm Gallup. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 25 June 2022",
"But in a surprise, O\u2019Connor and Kennedy joined an opinion to uphold the right. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 June 2022",
"But when a virtually identical law from Louisiana came before the court in 2020, Roberts voted against it and wrote the opinion controlling the outcome of the case and striking down the Louisiana law. \u2014 CBS News , 25 June 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"Middle English opinioun, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French opinion, borrowed from Latin op\u012bni\u014dn-, op\u012bni\u014d \"what or how one thinks about something, expectation, estimation, reputation,\" from op\u012bn-, base of op\u012bn\u0101r\u012b \"to hold as an opinion, think, have in mind\" (of obscure origin) + -i\u014dn-, -i\u014d, suffix of verbal action":""
},
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"judgment",
"judgement",
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"notion",
"persuasion",
"sentiment",
"verdict",
"view"
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"noun"
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194531"
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002624"
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"opio-":{
"type":[
"combining form"
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"opio mania",
"opio phagous"
]
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"Greek opion opium":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015707"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-023639"
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"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-033641"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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": a natural, semisynthetic, or synthetic substance that typically binds to the same cell receptors as opium and produces similar narcotic effects (such as sedation, pain relief, slowed breathing, and euphoria):":[],
": any of various of endogenous polypeptides (such as an endorphin or enkephalin ) produced by neurons of the peripheral and central nervous system":[
"The people who rated pain the lowest were those whose brains began producing natural painkillers called opioids the fastest \u2026",
"\u2014 John O'Neil"
],
": any of various opiates (such as morphine), semisynthetic opiate derivatives (such as heroin, hydrocodone , or oxycodone ), or synthetic preparations (such as fentanyl or methadone ) that may be used illicitly for their narcotic properties and are associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance sense 4a(1) ), physical and psychological dependence, or addiction upon repeated or prolonged use":[
"\u2026 fentanyl, a synthetic opioid at least 75 times more potent than morphine.",
"\u2014 Ryan Trimble and Eric S. Peterson",
"Naltrexone is an opioid antagonist used for the treatment of heroin addiction.",
"\u2014 Scientific American",
"The prototypical opioids are morphine and codeine (which is milder than morphine).",
"\u2014 Harvard Health Letter",
"When Walker County was identified as the epicenter of Alabama's opioid crisis, it was no surprise to residents who watched as drugs brought death and devastation down upon their families, neighbors and communities.",
"\u2014 Ashley Remkus"
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"opioid drugs",
"opioid addiction",
"endogenous opioid endorphins",
"opioid cell receptors"
]
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"\u02c8\u014d-p\u0113-\u02cc\u022fid"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is up to 100 times stronger than morphine and 50 times stronger than heroin, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 14 June 2022",
"Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
"Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. \u2014 Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
"Fentanyl is a particularly lethal synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times more powerful than heroin. \u2014 Peter Hermann, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
"Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 100 times stronger than morphine and up to 50 times stronger than heroin, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). \u2014 Fox News , 22 May 2022",
"Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times more potent than heroin and can be deadly in small doses. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Among those newly emerging illicit substances is metonitazene, the synthetic opioid that an investigator said Moaf used to make phony oxycodone pills. \u2014 Paul Duggan, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
"For years, the deadly synthetic opioid was concentrated mostly on the East Coast; in 2018, 88% of deaths from synthetic opioids occurred in the 28 states east of the Mississippi River. \u2014 Jenny Gold, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"The investigation will center on Walmart's compliance with submitting documents related to opioid orders dating back to January 2006 to the Drug Enforcement Administration and state agencies. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
"Notably, one study found that physicians were about half as likely to prescribe opioid painkillers to Black patients in the ER, compared to white patients. \u2014 Victoria Forster, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Fatal overdoses in San Francisco are on pace to come down slightly in 2022, from the shocking highs of the previous two years, when more than 1,300 people died, many from the super powerful opioid fentanyl. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 June 2022",
"Under that framework, people in recovery from opioid and other substance use disorders have disabilities and can\u2019t be discriminated against. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, STAT , 22 June 2022",
"From 2020 to 2021, Stern also falsely used his Connecticut license to treat patients in New York and violated Connecticut law by prescribing opioid drugs to patients though telehealth appointments, the statement said. \u2014 Kate Farrish, Hartford Courant , 21 June 2022",
"The department also expanded its treatment plan for some people in custody to include buprenorphine, a drug used to treat opioid -use disorder. \u2014 Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
"Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid drug that has been blamed for a spike in overdose deaths in recent months. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 16 June 2022",
"Rosen primarily worked in his clinic\u2019s Towson offices and his patients were often prescribed high doses of oxycodone and other opioid medications despite using other illicit substances, like cocaine, according to his plea agreement. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"opium + -oid entry 1":"Noun",
"opium + -oid entry 2":"Adjective"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1957, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1967, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-041220"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a user of opium":[]
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"\u02c8\u014dp\u0113\u0259\u02ccf\u012bl"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-080735"
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a bitter brownish addictive narcotic drug that consists of the dried latex obtained from immature seed capsules of the opium poppy":[],
": something having an effect like that of opium":[]
},
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"\u02c8\u014d-p\u0113-\u0259m"
],
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Eventually, the underground passageways gave way to more illicit and unhealthy activities \u2013 opium dens, speakeasies, brothels and infested with rats, according to Zeringer. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 30 June 2022",
"The area is known as one of the country\u2019s primary regions for marijuana and opium production, but some residents are working to transform that reputation. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 10 June 2022",
"For decades, the country has been a global hub for opium production, estimated to supply 80 percent of the world\u2019s opiate users. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
"In a move that may further exacerbate the country\u2019s economic woes, the Taliban last week placed a ban on cultivating opium poppies, a crop farmers had turned to for income amid the desperate food shortage. \u2014 NBC News , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Afghanistan's opium production -- which the United Nations estimated was worth $1.4 billion at its height in 2017 -- has increased in recent months, farmers and Taliban members told Reuters. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 3 Apr. 2022",
"For decades, Afghanistan was known for producing opium , shipping out about 80 percent of the world's supply. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 13 May 2022",
"Many opium exporters are now moving meth, using existing infrastructure, routes and bribery schemes to reach neighboring Iran and Pakistan. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
"Another popular drug in Regency England that makes an appearance this season was opium . \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 8 Apr. 2022"
],
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"Middle English, borrowed from Latin, \"latex of the opium poppy, drug made from this latex,\" borrowed from Greek \u00f3pion, diminutive of op\u00f3s \"plant juice, latex,\" going back (with generalization of Ionic loss of h- ) to Indo-European *sok w o-, whence also Old Church Slavic sok\u016d \"juice,\" Lithuanian saka\u0129 \"resin\"":""
},
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-110154"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171606"
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"adjective",
"adverb,"
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"definitions":{
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"Latin opiparus , from ops riches + parare to provide, prepare":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191236"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"definitions":{
": an annual Eurasian poppy ( Papaver somniferum ) cultivated since antiquity as the source of opium, for its edible oily seeds, or for its showy flowers":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"His colleague Joaqu\u00edn Mora was often at his side during the past 20 of those years, during which drug cartels tightened their grip on the region, filling the mountains with opium poppy and marijuana. \u2014 Mar\u00cda Verza, ajc , 22 June 2022",
"Poppy seeds for baking come from Papaver somniferum, commonly known as breadseed or opium poppy . \u2014 oregonlive , 7 May 2022",
"The reason for the shift from heroin to illicit fentanyl is because heroin, a natural substance derived from the opium poppy plant, is more expensive to make and to bring into the country than its synthetic counterpart fentanyl, Jorgensen said. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Opioids such as morphine and codeine are naturally derived from opium poppy plants more commonly grown in Asia, Central America and South America. \u2014 Cnn Editorial Research, CNN , 14 Apr. 2021",
"Opium, a drug derived from the opium poppy , has been known and used for more than 7,000 years, according to History Today. \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 13 Jan. 2022",
"And long before the current opioid epidemic, opium, the highly-addictive narcotic derived from the opium poppy plant, was a respectable go-to pain reliever. \u2014 CBS News , 26 Apr. 2020",
"And so of course scientists were looking for a way of synthesizing this with other base chemicals that don\u2019t require the opium poppy , and that was successful in the creation of fentanyl. \u2014 The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic , 29 Sep. 2021",
"There were projects to reduce opium poppy cultivation, promote women\u2019s rights and hold credible elections. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Aug. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
"1849, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223055"
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