verb
medicate
MEH-dih-kayt
verb
1
To give medicine to someone, or to treat a condition with drugs.
"The vet medicated the dog to control its pain after surgery."
"He's been medicated for anxiety for the past year."
How to Use Medicate
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo treat with medicine, or to be under such treatment.
Common pairings
heavily medicated
medicate a patient
self-medicate
Word Forms
medicated past tense, medicates singular
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Etymology
From Latin medicāre ("to heal, cure"), related to medicus ("physician").