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1. to treat with medicine: »
to medicate a cold.
2. to put medicine on or in: »The doctor medicated the gauze before applying the bandage.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
med|i|cate
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med·i·cate — … Useful english dictionary
cate — ab·di·cate; ad·ju·di·cate; ad·vo·cate·ship; af·fri·cate; alem·bi·cate; al·lo·cate; al·ter·cate; alu·mi·no·sil·i·cate; ar·sen·i·cate; athe·cate; aus·pi·cate; au·then·ti·cate; bac·cate; be·a·tif·i·cate; bipli·cate; ca·ly·cate; ca·non·i·cate;… … English syllables
med — aero·med·i·cal; aero·med·i·cine; ah·med·abad; be·med·aled; med·al·et; med·al·ist; med·dle; med·dler; med·dle·some; med·dle·some·ly; med·dle·some·ness; med·dling; med·dling·ly; med·fly; med·i·ca·go; med·i·ca·men·tous; med·i·cant; med·i·cas·ter;… … English syllables
medicate — med·i·cate … English syllables
medicate — med•i•cate [[t]ˈmɛd ɪˌkeɪt[/t]] v. t. cat•ed, cat•ing 1) to treat with medicine or medicaments 2) to impregnate with a medicine: medicated cough drops[/ex] • Etymology: 1615–25; < L medicātus medicated (ptp. of medicāre), healed (ptp. of… … From formal English to slang
medicate — 1. To treat disease by the giving of drugs. 2. To impregnate with a medicinal substance. [L. medico, pp. atus, to heal] * * * med·i·cate med ə .kāt vt, cat·ed; cat·ing 1) to treat medicinally 2) to impregnate w … Medical dictionary
overmedicate — over·med·i·cate med i .kāt vb, cat·ed; cat·ing vt to administer too much medication to: prescribe too much medication for vi to administer or prescribe too much medication over·med·i·ca·tion .med i kā shən n … Medical dictionary
premedicate — pre·med·i·cate med ə .kāt vt, cat·ed; cat·ing to administer premedication to: treat by premedication … Medical dictionary
self-medicate — self med·i·cate med ə .kāt vb, cat·ed; cat·ing vt to treat by self medication <the patient had attempted to self medicate depression> vi to treat oneself by self medication <patients with dental pain often self medicate with… … Medical dictionary
Medicate — Med i*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Medicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Medicating}.] [L. medicatus, p. p. of medicare, medicari. See {Medicable}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To tincture or impregnate with anything medicinal; to drug. Medicated waters. Arbuthnot.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
