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- [med-i-keyt]
- /ˈmɛd ɪˌkeɪt/
- /ˈmedɪkeɪt/
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- [med-i-keyt]
- /ˈmɛd ɪˌkeɪt/
Definitions of medicate word
- verb with object medicate to treat with medicine or medicaments. 1
- verb with object medicate to impregnate with a medicine: medicated cough drops; a medicated bandage. 1
- noun medicate Administer medicine or a drug to (someone). 1
- transitive verb medicate treat with drugs 1
- verb medicate to cover or impregnate (a wound, etc) with an ointment, cream, etc 0
- verb medicate to treat (a patient) with a medicine 0
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Origin of medicate
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; < Latin medicātus medicated (past participle of medicāre), healed (past participle of medicārī). See medical, -ate1
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Parts of speech for Medicate
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pronoun
preposition
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medicate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
medicate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for medicate
verb medicate
- desensitize — To desensitize someone to things such as pain, anxiety, or other people's suffering, means to cause them to react less strongly to them.
- sedate — calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement: a sedate party; a sedate horse.
- benumb — to make numb or powerless; deaden physical feeling in, as by cold
- hit — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- numb — deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move: fingers numb with cold.
Antonyms for medicate
verb medicate
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- enliven — Make (something) more entertaining, interesting, or appealing.
Top questions with medicate
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See also
Matching words
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