"utopiate" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /juːˈtəʊ.pi.ət/ [UK], /juˈtoʊ.pi.ət/ [US] Forms: utopiates [plural]
Etymology: Blend of utopia + opiate. The noun usage was coined by Richard H. Blum of Stanford University in 1964. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|utopia|opiate}} Blend of utopia + opiate Head templates: {{en-noun}} utopiate (plural utopiates)
  1. (pharmacy) A drug providing escape from the problems of reality, and giving dreams of utopia.

Inflected forms

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