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med⋅i⋅cate

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

Origin:
1615–25; < L medicātus medicated (ptp. of medicāre), healed (ptp. of medicārī). See medical, -ate 1
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med·i·cate   (měd'ĭ-kāt')   
tr.v.   med·i·cat·ed, med·i·cat·ing, med·i·cates
  1. To treat with medicine.

  2. To tincture or permeate with a medicinal substance.


[Latin medicāre, medicāt-, from medicus, doctor, from medērī, to heal; see med- in Indo-European roots.]
med'i·ca'tive adj.
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Main Entry: med·i·cate
Pronunciation: 'med-&-"kAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -cat·ed; -cat·ing
1 : to treat medicinally
2 : to impregnate with a medicinal substance <medicated soap>
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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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