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单词 medicated
释义

medicate

verb

med·​i·​cate ˈme-di-ˌkāt How to pronounce medicate (audio)
medicated; medicating

transitive verb

1
: to treat (someone or something) with or as if with medicine
medicate a condition
was medicated for pain/depression
… is happily living his life one day at a time since he stopped drinking and otherwise medicating himself … Charles Leerhsen
2
: to impregnate with a medicinal substance
medicated soap

Example Sentences

The patient had been heavily medicated.
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Word History

Etymology

Latin medicatus, past participle of medicare to heal, from medicus

First Known Use

circa 1623, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

medicate

verb

med·​i·​cate ˈme-də-ˌkāt How to pronounce medicate (audio)
medicated; medicating
1
: to treat with medicine
You should medicate your sore throat.
2
: to add medicinal material to
medicated soap

Medical Definition

medicate

transitive verb

med·​i·​cate ˈmed-ə-ˌkāt How to pronounce medicate (audio)
medicated; medicating
1
: to treat medicinally
2
: to impregnate with a medicinal substance
medicated soap

medicated

verb

past tense of medicate
as in treated

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • treated
  • bandaged
  • doctored
  • cured
  • attended
  • swathed
  • dressed
  • nursed
  • ministered (to)
  • bound
  • rehabilitated
  • healed
  • remedied
  • cared (for)
  • mended

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unbandaged
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