medicate (redirected from medicating)

med·i·cate  (md-kt)

tr.v. med·i·cat·ed, med·i·cat·ing, med·i·cates

1. To treat with medicine.

2. To tincture or permeate with a medicinal substance.

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[Latin medicre, medict-, from medicus, doctor, from medr, to heal; see med- in Indo-European roots.]

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medi·cative adj.

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medicate

Verb

[-cating, -cated]

1. to treat a patient with a medicine

2. to add a medication to a bandage, shampoo, etc. [Latin medicare to heal]

medicative adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	medicate - impregnate with a medicinal substance practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" impregnate, saturate - infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"
	2.	medicate - treat medicinally, treat with medicine medicine practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" care for, treat - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics" drug, dose - administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist" salve - apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing