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
  • Shah treats daytime exertion as the precondition for nighttime rest, rather than the opposite.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 15 May 2026
  • In a culture built around convenience and replacement, their studio offers a different approach, one that treats damage not as an endpoint, but as the beginning of something that takes time to restore.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Duncan’s daughter attends a private high school that so reliably sends its students to Stanford that even its principal isn’t above committing a bit of fraud to insure her own daughter’s place there.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
  • The boys both play football, and Browne often attends their games, sharing videos on Instagram.
    Emily J. Shiffer, PEOPLE, 16 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 web of hospitality here binds residents of all ages together for a fulfilling and memory-rich lifestyle.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 16 May 2026
  • This gel-like substance coats your gut and binds to cholesterol, preventing it from entering your bloodstream.
    Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 14 May 2026
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“Medicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicates. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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