medicate

verb med·i·cate \ ˈme-di-ˌkāt \

|Updated on: 17 Aug 2018

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Definition of medicate

medicated; medicating

transitive verb

1 : to treat medicinally

2 : to impregnate with a medicinal substance

medicated soap

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Examples of medicate in a Sentence

The patient had been heavily medicated.

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In six years in assisted living, he’d never been medicated during the day.

— BostonGlobe.com, "Secret VA nursing-home ratings hid poor quality care from public," 18 June 2018
In six years in assisted living, he’d never been medicated during the day.

— USA TODAY, "Secret VA nursing home ratings hide poor quality care from the public," 17 June 2018
Man scheduled for execution files late-stage appeal He was sent to a psychiatric hospital and medicated for a few weeks until he was deemed competent to stand trial.

— keri blakinger, Houston Chronicle, "Lawyers argue whether Texas death row inmate who ate own eyeball too mentally ill to execute," 5 June 2018
The boys were medicated to keep them from panicking underwater, but weren’t rendered unconscious, Thai officials said.

— jake maxwell watts, WSJ, "The Thai Cave Rescue, Before Its Triumph, Teetered on the Brink of Disaster," 11 July 2018
The routine led Ramirez to wonder whether children might be improperly medicated, but other employees said there was nothing nefarious going on.

— aaron leibowitz, miamiherald, "Harsh prison or cushy camp? Ex-staffers have different takes on life at Homestead shelter," 11 July 2018
There were conflicting reports in the hours after the rescue about the extent to which the boys had been medicated before they were brought out...

— radhika viswanathan, Vox, "New information suggests the 12 Thai boys trapped in a cave were medicated and carried out on stretchers during the rescue operation.," 11 July 2018
The Mushroom Cure The Marsh presents Adam Strauss’ solo show following his psychopharmacology experiment medicating his OCD with psychedelics. 8 p.m. Fridays and 8:30 p.m. Saturdays.

— SFChronicle.com, "Theater capsule reviews and listings, week of July 1," 28 June 2018
In March, Smith was forcefully medicated by court order.

— cameron knight, Cincinnati.com, "Accused attacker of pregnant woman released from mental facility 4 days prior," 27 June 2018

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Origin and Etymology of medicate

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

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First Known Use: circa 1623

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Definition of medicate for English Language Learners

: to treat (a person or disease) with medicine and especially with drugs

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verb med·i·cate \ ˈme-də-ˌkāt \

Definition of medicate for Students

medicated; medicating

1 : to treat with medicine

You should medicate your sore throat.

2 : to add medicinal material to

medicated soap

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medicate

transitive verb med·i·cate \ ˈmed-ə-ˌkāt \

medical Definition of medicate

medicated; medicating

1 : to treat medicinally

2 : to impregnate with a medicinal substance

medicated soap

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