medicate

verb

med·i·cate ˈme-di-ˌkāt How to pronounce medicate (audio)

medicated; medicating

transitive verb

: 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

: to impregnate with a medicinal substance

medicated soap

Example Sentences

The patient had been heavily medicated.

Recent Examples on the Web During that time, the doctors told Hogenesch, the children often developed hypertension that was difficult to medicate.

New York Times, 6 July 2022 In the midst of the darkness that blanketed Hollywood with the overturning of Roe vs. Wade, laughter — as usual — felt like the most potent way to medicate anger and frustration.

Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2022 The young mom might be using her spending to try to self-medicate her sadness away; unfortunately, this will make things worse for her.

Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 13 May 2022 The young mom might be using her spending to try to self-medicate her sadness away; unfortunately, this will make things worse for her.

Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 13 May 2022 In the 1990s, Hunter Hoffman, a cognitive psychologist at the University of Washington, began to use V.R. to provide relief to burn patients who were having their dressings changed — an excruciating ordeal that is difficult to medicate.

New York Times, 26 Apr. 2022 One is that the animals were attempting to medicate themselves.

Maddie Bender, Wired, 8 Mar. 2022 Psychiatrists and psychologists talk to us, shock us and above all, medicate us to lift us from our funks.

John Horgan, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2021 In Uganda the health ministry was compelled to issue a public statement warning the public against using the plant to medicate the effects of the virus.

Stephen Kafeero, Quartz, 2 July 2021 See More

单词	medications
释义	medicate verb med·i·cate ˈme-di-ˌkāt 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. Recent Examples on the Web During that time, the doctors told Hogenesch, the children often developed hypertension that was difficult to medicate. New York Times, 6 July 2022 In the midst of the darkness that blanketed Hollywood with the overturning of Roe vs. Wade, laughter — as usual — felt like the most potent way to medicate anger and frustration. Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2022 The young mom might be using her spending to try to self-medicate her sadness away; unfortunately, this will make things worse for her. Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 13 May 2022 The young mom might be using her spending to try to self-medicate her sadness away; unfortunately, this will make things worse for her. Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 13 May 2022 In the 1990s, Hunter Hoffman, a cognitive psychologist at the University of Washington, began to use V.R. to provide relief to burn patients who were having their dressings changed — an excruciating ordeal that is difficult to medicate. New York Times, 26 Apr. 2022 One is that the animals were attempting to medicate themselves. Maddie Bender, Wired, 8 Mar. 2022 Psychiatrists and psychologists talk to us, shock us and above all, medicate us to lift us from our funks. John Horgan, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2021 In Uganda the health ministry was compelled to issue a public statement warning the public against using the plant to medicate the effects of the virus. Stephen Kafeero, Quartz, 2 July 2021 See More 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 Phrases Containing medicate self-medicate self-medicate Kids Definition medicate verb med·i·cate ˈme-də-ˌkāt 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 medicated; medicating 1 : to treat medicinally 2 : to impregnate with a medicinal substance medicated soap medications noun plural of medication as in drugs a substance or preparation used to treat disease the doctor prescribed two different medications for the infection Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance drugs medicines remedies medicinals cures pharmaceuticals prescriptions pills medicaments antibiotics potions physics specifics syrups tablets botanicals prescription drugs injections tonics nostrums patent medicines lotions ointments panaceas capsules cordials wonder drugs miracle drugs antiseptics liniments salves cure-alls poultices tinctures serums caps purgatives cathartics shots sera embrocations sirups
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medicate

verb

Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing medicate

Kids Definition

verb

Medical Definition

transitive verb

noun