medicate
med·i·cate
(mĕd′ĭ-kāt′)tr.v. med·i·cat·ed, med·i·cat·ing, med·i·cates
1.
a. To administer a medicinal substance to (a patient).
b. To treat (a disease or condition) with medication.
2. To add a medicinal agent to (a substance): The lozenges are medicated with menthol.
[Latin medicāre, medicāt-, from medicus, doctor, from medērī, to heal; see med- in Indo-European roots.]
med′i·ca′tive adj.
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medicate
(ˈmɛdɪˌkeɪt)vb (tr)
1. (Medicine) to cover or impregnate (a wound, etc) with an ointment, cream, etc
2. (Medicine) to treat (a patient) with a medicine
3. (Medicine) to add a medication to (a bandage, shampoo, etc)
[C17: from Latin medicāre to heal]
ˈmedicative adj
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med•i•cate
(ˈmɛd ɪˌkeɪt)v.t. -cat•ed, -cat•ing.
1. to treat with medicine or medicaments.
2. to impregnate with a medicine: medicated cough drops.
[1615–25; < Latin medicātus medicated (past participle of medicāre), healed (past participle of medicārī). See medical, -ate1]
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medicate
Past participle: medicated
Gerund: medicating
| Imperative |
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| medicate |
| medicate |
| Present |
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| I medicate |
| you medicate |
| he/she/it medicates |
| we medicate |
| you medicate |
| they medicate |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I medicated |
| you medicated |
| he/she/it medicated |
| we medicated |
| you medicated |
| they medicated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am medicating |
| you are medicating |
| he/she/it is medicating |
| we are medicating |
| you are medicating |
| they are medicating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have medicated |
| you have medicated |
| he/she/it has medicated |
| we have medicated |
| you have medicated |
| they have medicated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was medicating |
| you were medicating |
| he/she/it was medicating |
| we were medicating |
| you were medicating |
| they were medicating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had medicated |
| you had medicated |
| he/she/it had medicated |
| we had medicated |
| you had medicated |
| they had medicated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will medicate |
| you will medicate |
| he/she/it will medicate |
| we will medicate |
| you will medicate |
| they will medicate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have medicated |
| you will have medicated |
| he/she/it will have medicated |
| we will have medicated |
| you will have medicated |
| they will have medicated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be medicating |
| you will be medicating |
| he/she/it will be medicating |
| we will be medicating |
| you will be medicating |
| they will be medicating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been medicating |
| you have been medicating |
| he/she/it has been medicating |
| we have been medicating |
| you have been medicating |
| they have been medicating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been medicating |
| you will have been medicating |
| he/she/it will have been medicating |
| we will have been medicating |
| you will have been medicating |
| they will have been medicating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been medicating |
| you had been medicating |
| he/she/it had been medicating |
| we had been medicating |
| you had been medicating |
| they had been medicating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would medicate |
| you would medicate |
| he/she/it would medicate |
| we would medicate |
| you would medicate |
| they would medicate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have medicated |
| you would have medicated |
| he/she/it would have medicated |
| we would have medicated |
| you would have medicated |
| they would have medicated |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | medicate - impregnate with a medicinal substance practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" impregnate, saturate - infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol" |
| 2. |  medicate - treat medicinally, treat with medicinepractice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" care for, treat - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics" drug, dose - administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist" salve - apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing |
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medicate
verbTo administer or add a drug to:
Informal: dope (up).
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Translations
medicate
[ˈmedɪkeɪt] VT [+ patient] → medicar; [+ wound] → curar; [+ dressing, bandage] → impregnar (with de)
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medicate
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med·i·cate
vt. recetar, medicinar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
medicate
vt medicar; medicated shampoo..champú medicado
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