MEDICATES Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

medicates

verb

present tense third-person singular of medicate

as in doctors

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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

Definition of doctors

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Mariela, who regularly attends her husband’s meetings, joined in, making comments about Corben’s wife.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
In the limited series, the cast attends a fan convention where they get caught up in a dangerous life-imitating-art situation — a premise drawing comparisons to the beloved sci-fi comedy Galaxy Quest.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026

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Ultimately, Etna’s closest bond is with the itinerant medic Hong who nurses his emaciated, shrapnel-scarred body.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Rachel dates a shoe store operator named Lou (Bob Hoskins), while Charlotte nurses a crush on her handsome young school bus driver and flirts with Catholicism to the chagrin of her Jewish mother.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 17 July 2026

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To prevent this leaching, stale urine was used as a mordant—a chemical that binds to the dye and the cloth, acting as a molecular bridge between the two while protecting the color from breaking down from exposure to light, water, and rinsing.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
The provider binds the account, agent and task in an authorization record and digitally signs it, allowing the retailer and payment service to verify who issued it and whether it has been altered.

— Aashis Luitel, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026

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