medicate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin medicātus, past participle of medicō; Equivalent to medic + -ate.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
medicate (third-person singular simple present medicates, present participle medicating, simple past and past participle medicated)
- (transitive) To prescribe or administer medication to.
- (transitive, of a substance) To have a medicinal or healing effect on a person, body part, or ailment; to act on.
- 2008 March 18, Logan Shaw, “Antihistamine nasal spray over the counter?”, in misc.consumers.frugal-living[2] (Usenet):
- I would just buy Claritin, or its generic equivalent Loratadine. It's non-drowsy, it's cheap, and it works. Yes, it medicates your whole system, but I don't know of any significant ill effects from that.
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Translations[edit]
administer medication
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Italian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
medicate
- inflection of medicare:
Etymology 2[edit]
Participle[edit]
medicate f pl
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Participle[edit]
medicāte
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
medicate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of medicar combined with te
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