medicate

[med-i-keyt]

verb (used with object)

medicated, medicating 

1. to treat with medicine or medicaments.

2. to impregnate with a medicine.

   medicated cough drops; a medicated bandage.

medicate

/ ˈmɛdɪˌkeɪt /

verb

1. to cover or impregnate (a wound, etc) with an ointment, cream, etc

2. to treat (a patient) with a medicine

3. to add a medication to (a bandage, shampoo, etc)

Other Word Forms

• demedicate verb (used with object)
• overmedicate verb (used with object)
• premedicate verb (used with object)
• unmedicated adjective
• medicative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of medicate¹

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin medicātus “healed,” past participle of medicāre, medicārī “to heal,” from medicus “physician”; medical

Word History and Origins

Origin of medicate¹

C17: from Latin medicāre to heal

Example Sentences

At the time, the Chronicle spoke with 29 current and former employees who corroborated client claims that pets weren’t properly fed or medicated, or were returned to their owners covered in urine and feces.

From Los Angeles Times

"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

What we do know is he was heavily medicated.

From Los Angeles Times

And then in the third act is filming in front of an all-white background where the club disappears and reappears as I talk about the experience of being medicated.

From Los Angeles Times

But even after that, she was in and out of hospital for a year before finally being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and medicated correctly.

From BBC

Related Words

• anesthetize 
• desensitize 
• sedate