medicate
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ɪˌkeɪt Origin:
1615–25; < Latin medicātus medicated (past participle of medicāre), healed (past participle of medicārī). See medical, -ate1
1615–25; < Latin medicātus medicated (past participle of medicāre), healed (past participle of medicārī). See medical, -ate1
Related forms
de·med·i·cate, verb (used with object), de·med·i·cat·ed, de·med·i·cat·ing.
o·ver·med·i·cate, verb (used with object), o·ver·med·i·cat·ed, o·ver·med·i·cat·ing.
pre·med·i·cate, verb (used with object), pre·med·i·cat·ed, pre·med·i·cat·ing.
un·med·i·cat·ed, adjective
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World English Dictionary
medicate (ˈmɛdɪˌkeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to cover or impregnate (a wound, etc) with an ointment, cream, etc |
| 2. | to treat (a patient) with a medicine |
| 3. | to add a medication to (a bandage, shampoo, etc) |
| [C17: from Latin medicāre to heal] | |
| 'medicative | |
| —adj | |
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Medical Dictionary
medicate med·i·cate (měd'ĭ-kāt')
v. med·i·cat·ed, med·i·cat·ing, med·i·cates
To treat by medicine.
To tincture or permeate with a medicinal substance.
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Example sentences
Doctors and public health officials urge the public not to self-medicate and consult with their family physician instead.
The majority of people self-medicate with over-the-counter products.
If you're not with the program, they send you to therapy, they medicate you out of it.
It also means that the birds may be able to medicate themselves.
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