medicated
Britishadjective
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(of a patient) having been treated with a medicine or drug
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(of a bandage, shampoo, etc) containing medication
Example Sentences
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He was medicated not to treat the underlying psychiatric condition, his mother said, but to keep him calm in school.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
The Colombian survivor arrived in his homeland "with a traumatic brain injury, sedated, medicated, and breathing with the help of a ventilator", according to Colombia's interior minister.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025
This is Wells’ first IUD, so she can’t compare a medicated insertion to an unmedicated one.
From Slate • Sep. 7, 2025
"It's also another set of ears in the meeting, because the patient might be strongly medicated or find it too difficult to open up in front of a panel."
From BBC • May 15, 2025
“Neither do you. You know a medicated version of him who’s got you fooled—who had himself fooled until now. I’m telling you, he’s going to pop.”
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
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