MEDICATE Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

medicate

verb

Definition of medicate next

as in to treat

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Recent Examples of medicate The intervals will be crucial for Dion to pace herself, rest and medicate between shows, according to Kelf. —

Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026 Our dog was shaking uncontrollably and had to be sedated — no family should have to medicate a pet to survive a holiday. —

U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026 There is a medical crisis — some characters medicate themselves to be happy, others turn to drugs. —

Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025 This is something that any pet owner with a cat that is challenging to medicate needs to bring up with their veterinarian. —

Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for medicate

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Amsterdam was once widely treated as the gay capital of Europe, with a lively scene around Reguliersdwarsstraat that turned the city into an international hub in the late twentieth century.

— Jurriaan Teulings, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 June 2026
He was given food and water, and airlifted to hospital in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu, where he was treated for frostbite and other complications, according to Reuters news agency.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 5 June 2026