med·i·cate

[med-i-keyt]
verb (used with object), med·i·cat·ed, med·i·cat·ing.
1.
to treat with medicine or medicaments.
2.
to impregnate with a medicine: medicated cough drops; a medicated bandage.

Origin:
1615–25; < Latin medicātus medicated (past participle of medicāre), healed (past participle of medicārī). See medical, -ate1

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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medicate (ˈmɛdɪˌkeɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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medicate med·i·cate (měd'ĭ-kāt')
v. med·i·cat·ed, med·i·cat·ing, med·i·cates

  1. To treat by medicine.

  2. 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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