dose
noun
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
had dosed
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past perfectof dose.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Another sweep with a different, more specialized type of radiation detector revealed that they were looking at the same type of material the Mayo Clinic team had dosed the patient with: lutetium 177.
From The Verge ● Feb. 26, 2019
My stomach hurt as if my mother had dosed me with castor oil.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
But after the door had dosed behind Herries, she remained standing, a step higher than Maurice, tipping her face with her handkerchief.
From Maurice Guest by Henry Handel Richardson
Ben had had a little fever himself, but had dosed himself with quinine before it had a chance to permeate his system and bring him down on his back.
From The Campaign of the Jungle or, Under Lawton through Luzon by Edward Stratemeyer
The chief-mate was of opinion we had dosed him in the other affair, in a way to sicken him; this time we should bring him to with a round turn!
From Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale by James Fenimore Cooper
