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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Products passing through the giant site range from insulin capsules and lifestyle drugs to medicated sunblock and drums of sulphuric acid.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
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
“When he had a real mild fever and we medicated him right away, he acted normal. I actually was maybe looking at it with rose-colored glasses.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025
She had been on anti-depressants but has come off them and is "correctly medicated" for her diagnoses.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 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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