medicate

[ med-i-keyt ]

/ ˈmɛd ɪˌkeɪt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR medicate ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object), med·i·cat·ed, med·i·cat·ing.

to treat with medicine or medicaments.

to impregnate with a medicine: medicated cough drops; a medicated bandage.

Origin of medicate

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

OTHER WORDS FROM medicate

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

Words nearby medicate

medical record, medical tourism, medical transcriptionist, medicament, Medicare, medicate, medicated, medication, medicative, Medicean, Medici

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Example sentences from the Web for medicate

Whenever soldiers come home, big pharma finds new ways to medicate them.
Life After ‘Winter’s Bone’: Debra Granik on Finding J. Law and the Plight of the Female Director|Marlow Stern|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A psychologist cannot write prescriptions and therefore could not try to medicate my problems away.
I Was Adam Lanza, Part 3|David Frum|December 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
On the Continent a variety of substances are employed to medicate baths, which are seldom or never so used in this country.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
Mabruk Saleem I left in charge of a native doctor, who was to medicate him for a gift of cloth which I gave him in advance.
How I Found Livingstone|Henry M. Stanley

And if you were physicians, you must not cram them, or medicate them to their hurt.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)|Richard Baxter
When it is desired to medicate by putting fluids into the bowel we adopt the colon infusion.
The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.)|Grant Hague

British Dictionary definitions for medicate

medicate

/ (ˈmɛdɪˌkeɪt) /

verb (tr)

to cover or impregnate (a wound, etc) with an ointment, cream, etc

to treat (a patient) with a medicine

to add a medication to (a bandage, shampoo, etc)

Derived forms of medicate

medicative, adjective

Word Origin for medicate

C17: from Latin medicāre to heal

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Medical definitions for medicate

medicate

[ mĕd′ĭ-kāt′ ]

v.

To treat by medicine.

To tincture or permeate with a medicinal substance.

单词	medicate
释义	medicate [ med-i-keyt ] / ˈmɛd ɪˌkeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR medicate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), med·i·cat·ed, med·i·cat·ing. to treat with medicine or medicaments. to impregnate with a medicine: medicated cough drops; a medicated bandage. Origin of medicate 1615–25; <Latin medicātus medicated (past participle of medicāre), healed (past participle of medicārī). See medical, -ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM medicate 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 Words nearby medicate medical record, medical tourism, medical transcriptionist, medicament, Medicare, medicate, medicated, medication, medicative, Medicean, Medici Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for medicate Whenever soldiers come home, big pharma finds new ways to medicate them. Life After ‘Winter’s Bone’: Debra Granik on Finding J. Law and the Plight of the Female Director\|Marlow Stern\|October 24, 2014\|DAILY BEAST A psychologist cannot write prescriptions and therefore could not try to medicate my problems away. I Was Adam Lanza, Part 3\|David Frum\|December 23, 2012\|DAILY BEAST On the Continent a variety of substances are employed to medicate baths, which are seldom or never so used in this country. Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I\|Arnold Cooley Mabruk Saleem I left in charge of a native doctor, who was to medicate him for a gift of cloth which I gave him in advance. How I Found Livingstone\|Henry M. Stanley And if you were physicians, you must not cram them, or medicate them to their hurt. A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)\|Richard Baxter When it is desired to medicate by putting fluids into the bowel we adopt the colon infusion. The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.)\|Grant Hague British Dictionary definitions for medicate medicate / (ˈmɛdɪˌkeɪt) / verb (tr) to cover or impregnate (a wound, etc) with an ointment, cream, etc to treat (a patient) with a medicine to add a medication to (a bandage, shampoo, etc) Derived forms of medicate medicative, adjective Word Origin for medicate C17: from Latin medicāre to heal Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to medicate desensitize, sedate, anesthetize, benumb, hit, numb, relax, dope, poison, dose, treat, narcotize, stupefy, deaden, blunt, fix, knock out, opiate, physic Medical definitions for medicate medicate [ mĕd′ĭ-kāt′ ] v. To treat by medicine. To tincture or permeate with a medicinal substance. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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medicate

verb (used with object), med·i·cat·ed, med·i·cat·ing.

Origin of medicate

OTHER WORDS FROM medicate

Words nearby medicate

Example sentences from the Web for medicate

British Dictionary definitions for medicate

verb (tr)

Derived forms of medicate

Word Origin for medicate

Words related to medicate

Medical definitions for medicate

v.