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Definitions for Medicate
ˈmɛd ɪˌkeɪtmed·i·cate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. medicateverb

    impregnate with a medicinal substance

  2. medicate, medicineverb

    treat medicinally, treat with medicine

Wiktionary

  1. medicateverb

    To prescribe or administer medication.

  2. Etymology: From medicatus, past participle of medico.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Medicateverb

    To tincture or impregnate with any thing medicinal.

    Etymology: medico, Lat.

    The fumes, steams, and stenches of London, do so medicate and impregnate the air about it, that it becomes capable of little more. John Graunt, Bills of Mortality.

    To this may be ascribed the great effects of medicated waters. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

    She secured the whiteness of my hand by medicated gloves. Rambler.

Wikipedia

  1. Medicate

    Medicate is a song written and recorded by Internet personality and singer-songwriter Gabbie Hanna released on February 1, 2019. It was released for digital download and streaming as the lead single from Hanna's debut EP, 2WayMirror. It was written by Hanna alongside American music production duo Lyre, who also produced the track.

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  1. medicate

    To medicate refers to the act of administering drugs or medicine to treat a disease, condition, or symptom. It can also mean using a substance (not necessarily medicine in the strict sense) for a therapeutic purpose. This could be carried out by oneself (self-medication) or under the supervision of a health care professional. The term can be used to describe both over-the-counter medications and prescription drugs.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Medicateverb

    to tincture or impregnate with anything medicinal; to drug

  2. Medicateverb

    to treat with medicine

  3. Etymology: [L. medicatus, p. p. of medicare, medicari. See Medicable.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Medicate

    med′i-kāt, v.t. to treat with medicine: to impregnate with anything medicinal.—adj. Med′icable, that may be healed.—n. Med′icament, anything used for healing: a medicine: healing power.—adj. Medicamen′tal.—n. Med′icaster, an ignorant physician.—adj. Med′icated, mixed with medicine: made medicinal: treated with medicine.—n. Medicā′tion, the act or process of medicating or of mixing with medicinal substances: the use of medicine.—adj. Med′icative, having the power of healing: tending to heal.—n. Medicā′tor, any medical appliance. [L. medicāre, to heal—medicus.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Medicate in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Medicate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Medicate in a Sentence

  1. Jamie Puerta:

    Do I condone his decision of wanting to self-medicate during the pandemic or wanting to take a pill? Absolutely not. I do not condone it. But he certainly did not deserve to die for making that decision.

  2. Cynthia Fontanella:

    Mood stabilizers and psychotic medications can cause weight gain, say up to 30 or 40 pounds... stiffness of their neck or eyes... and it can cause sedation, so, they may not use their medication and may self-medicate with cannabis to treat the mood disorders.

  3. Rachel Erwin:

    We’ve taken the clinical part out of it, i think medicine can be useful if someone is in an acute state, and I think there’s a place for that. The problem is ultimately if you don’t get into those various things that have gotten stuck in someone, like a state of fear or anxiety or depression, and if you don’t get into that physiological part of a person and [you do] medicate it, you’re freezing the part of the person.

  4. Kamala Harris:

    People with PTSD tend to act out. They tend to self-medicate. Which means they're going to be on drugs or they may be an alcoholic. And then they're going to get into fights and they have a really short fuse. And guess what happens ? All of a sudden you don't qualify for VA. That's wrong because again we are not taking into account the way we have designed or enforcing the system the realities of that person's life. It's backwards !

  5. Robert Barron:

    So higher instances of self-harm, higher instances of suicide, real issues with mental well-beingthat people are facing, and how do you address those? Well, oftentimes folks self-medicate, and so we’ve seen a real increase in that regard as well.

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