MEDICATE Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

medicate

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Definition of medicate

as in to treat

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Recent Examples of medicate Flight attendants are also trained to monitor passengers for signs of intoxication, Laurie says, which can sometimes create confusion about whether a traveler is anxious, medicated, or both. — Jill Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2026 Otherwise, the nation risks continuing down a path where millions of Americans remain heavily medicated, but never fully restored. — Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026 Family members told police that Pittman, who lived with his mother, was diagnosed with schizophrenia and had a history of violent behavior when not medicated. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2026 The idea of being heavily medicated for days sounded like paradise. — Danielle Crittenden, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for medicate

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Two aircraft can combine their observations instead of treating each sensor picture separately.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
The following books refuse to treat breakups as a singular ending or distinguish the breakup from the inevitable awakening.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

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At the end, Bjornsson — who had been nursing a knee injury — retained his title, although not everyone made it through unscathed.

— Rob Tanner, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Plastic water bottles pile up at shrines to Difunta Correa, who legend says miraculously nursed her infant son after dying of thirst in the desert.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

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