dope

nouns

an ignorant or foolish person
is derived from
is derived from
carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States)
slang terms for inside information
"is that the straight dope?"

verbs

take drugs to improve one's athletic performance
is a type of (narrower)
use recreational drugs
add impurities to (a semiconductor) in order to produce or modify its properties
"The resistors have been doped"
domain category
the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices
is a type of (narrower)
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
give a narcotic to
"The athletes were dope by the coach before the race"