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noun

ˈfi-zik How to pronounce physic (audio)
Definition of physicnext
as in medicine
a substance or preparation used to treat disease the museum has an exhibit on some of the strange physics that were once used to cure disease

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verb

as in to care (for)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for physic
  1. medicine
  2. treat
  3. drug
  4. nurse
  5. medication
  6. cure
  7. remedy
  8. doctor
Noun
  • Our linen closet has long doubled as a medicine station — stocked with bronchodilators, pinworm pills, antiviral medication, pain relief patches, pulse oximeters and nebulizers, vials of Prednisone, even EpiPen injectors.
    — Allan Ripp, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In Iran, the rate of inflation for food has soared by nearly 130% over the past 12 months, and people are having to buy food and medicine in installments, according to reports from Iranian media.
    — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of medicine
Verb
  • The Community Shield is often treated as little more than the traditional curtain-raiser to a new Premier League season.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Nvidia's new funding conduit aims to treat compute infrastructure as an investable asset class.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of treat
Noun
  • Ecuador is considered to be a logistical hub for drug trafficking, where drugs are stockpiled, stored and distributed via Central American routes mainly to the United States, though narcotics are also shipped to Europe.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Packages of drugs are often packaged with other distinct designs.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of drug
Verb
  • The two met before the actor underwent heart surgery in 2009, and Schneider, a graphic designer, reportedly helped nurse the star back to health following his procedure.
    — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Uncle Jimmy hung back by the drippy windows at the rear of the kitchen nursing a Schlitz.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of nurse
Noun
  • Some popular advice suggests parents on appetite-suppressing medication simply not talk about it or offer vague statements about taking care of their health.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Some of us assist in delivery rooms, some of us administer medications, some of us advocate for our patients to insurance companies to make sure lifesaving is covered.
    — Nancy Hagans, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of medication
Verb
  • And while eating bananas probably won’t cure serious sleep troubles, there is some science behind why a banana may improve your sleep.
    — Carley Millhone, HEALTH, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Fortunately, Green’s film exists — and was not thrown into a little black hole by a bunch of accountants, never to be seen again — and can surely help cure any of the pain its backstory still inflicts on movie fans and Tunes geeks.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of cure
Noun
  • The values of these goods, described as flowing through third countries to evade levies on imports and other trade remedies, are based on analysis from two government and three private-sector sources.
    — Laura Curtis, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Read that figure with caution, since Arcade writes the rubric and sells the remedy.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of remedy
Verb
  • Where it’s been hard is having to travel and being away from my partner and not going to doctor’s appointments.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
  • But getting to doctor appointments the past year has been hard for him.
    — Katheryn Houghton, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of doctor
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“Physic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physic. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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