medicates

present tense third-person singular of medicate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicates
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
  • This only treats the symptoms, however.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
  • Married to a physician who often treats SCD patients, to me, this is deeply personal.
    Audrey Boone Tillman, Fortune, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • The pair attends local sporting events together, sitting and cheering for the hometown team.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
  • The president still regularly attends UFC fights.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • After Robin is gravely injured, he is taken in by the sage prioress Brigid (Jodie Comer), who nurses him back to health at an island convent.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 17 June 2026
  • 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
  • Phytic acid binds directly to HDAC3 and turns on its activity.
    Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2026
  • Schneider said the memorandum apparently binds the United States, Iran and their allies but makes no mention of nonstate actors Iran supports like Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
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“Medicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicates. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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