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- Dictionarymedicate/ˈmɛdɪkeɪt/
verb
- 1. administer a drug to (someone): "both infants were heavily medicated to alleviate their seizures"
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to treat someone with a medicine: Patients are usually medicated with tranquilizers before having anesthesia. (Definition of medicate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of medicate.
May 30, 2012 · The meaning of MEDICATE is to treat (someone or something) with or as if with medicine. How to use medicate in a sentence.
Medicate definition: to treat with medicine or medicaments.. See examples of MEDICATE used in a sentence.
to treat someone with a medicine: Patients are usually medicated with tranquilizers before having anesthesia. (Definition of medicate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of medicate.
Definition of 'medicate' Word Frequency. medicate in British English. (ˈmɛdɪˌkeɪt ) verb (transitive) 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) Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms.
verb. /ˈmedɪkeɪt/ Verb Forms. to give somebody medicine, especially a drug that affects their behaviour. medicate somebody (with something) Resist the temptation to medicate your child with over-the-counter remedies. medicate somebody for something He is being medicated for high blood pressure. see also self-medicate Topics Healthcare c2.
To medicate is to treat an illness with some kind of medicine. You might not need to medicate your bad cold, but you'll most likely need to medicate your strep throat. A doctor will medicate diseases that are diagnosed and can be treated with medicine.
1. a. To administer a medicinal substance to (a patient). b. To treat (a disease or condition) with medication. 2. To add a medicinal agent to (a substance): The lozenges are medicated with menthol. [Latin medicāre, medicāt-, from medicus, doctor, from medērī, to heal; see med- in Indo-European roots .] med′i·ca′tive adj.
med•i•cate /ˈmɛdɪˌkeɪt/ v. [ ~ + object], -cat•ed, -cat•ing. to treat with medicine: The doctor medicated him with a drug. to include a medicine in (something):[ usually: be + ~ + -ed] The cough drops were medicated with a decongestant.
MEDICATE meaning: to treat (a person or disease) with medicine and especially with drugs.
