medicate

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈmɛdɪkeɪt/

Definition of medicate

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To prescribe or administer medication to.
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verb

  1. (transitive)To prescribe or administer medication to.
  2. (transitive)To have a medicinal or healing effect on a person, body part, or ailment; to act on.
    “I started to think of food as my friend instead of my foe. It medicates my body. Every bite of food I intake I think of how it is going to make me stronger and help all my organs function.”
    “I would just buy Claritin, or its generic equivalent Loratadine. It's non-drowsy, it's cheap, and it works. Yes, it medicates your whole system, but I don't know of any significant ill effects from that.”

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Etymology

From Latin medicō (“heal, cure”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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