medicates

Definition of medicatesnext
present tense third-person singular of medicate
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Verb
  • After her godson doctors her résumé, Maya lands a C-suite job at a beauty company and almost immediately makes an enemy out of the boss’ daughter.
    James Mercadante, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Antisemitism is a moral problem, not a partisan one, and this resolution treats it as such.
    Alma Hernandez, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
  • Allina Health, which oversees six 340B entities in Minnesota, treats DEI and environmental activism as core priorities.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Kimberly Williams-Paisley attends the screening of the 1991 film classic Father of the Bride at the 2026 TCM Classic Film Festival in Los Angeles on May 1.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
  • Alex Slitz / Getty Images Nicole Scherzinger attends the Kentucky Derby 152 at Churchill Downs on May 2, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky.
    Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 2 May 2026
Verb
  • Her father — struggling with poverty and the grief over his wife's death — wants to shoot it, but Jessica secretly nurses the animal back to health, bringing her closer to her father in the process.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 25 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The soluble fiber in chia seeds attracts water and binds to cholesterol and dietary fats.
    Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The one thing that binds them all is the IRGC.
    Ian Pannell, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Medicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicates. Accessed 8 May. 2026.

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