medicate
verb (used with object)
to treat with medicine or medicaments.
were medicating
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past progressiveof medicate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Bailey said in an effort to speed a horse’s recovery for the next race, some trainers were medicating horses with anti-inflammatories so often that it masks pain or an injury a horse might be feeling.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2019
Veterinarians and racing officials here from England, Ireland and Hong Kong, backed by data from jurisdictions across the world, told their American colleagues that they were medicating horses who did not need it.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2011
