Although the term opiate is often used as a synonym for opioid, the term opiate is properly limited to the natural alkaloids found in the resin of the Papaver somniferum (opium poppy), while opioid refers to synthetic substances.any of the alkaloids and other derivatives of the opium poppy are not opioids or narcotics; the best example is the smooth-muscle relaxant papaverine. Noscapine is a marginal case as it does have CNS effects but not necessarily similar to morphine, and it is probably in a category all its own.
Definition of modify for English Language Learners. : 1  to change some parts of (something) while not changing other parts. 2  grammar : to limit or describe the meaning of (a word or group of words)
Kindly, slowly, here, often, and very are examples of adverbs. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Modify means to add to or change the meaning of a word. Many adverbs end in â-lyâ. If you are not sure of the part of speech a word would be, and it ends with â-lyâ, it is probably an adverb. Other examples of adverbs would be words that describe how something was done or the manner in which it was done.