0%

take one's medicine

med·i·cine
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [med-uh-sin or, esp. British, med-suh n]
    • /teɪk wʌnz ˈmɛd ə sɪn or, esp. British, ˈmɛd sən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [med-uh-sin or, esp. British, med-suh n]
    • /teɪk wʌnz ˈmɛd ə sɪn or, esp. British, ˈmɛd sən/

Definitions of take one's medicine words

  • noun take one's medicine any substance or substances used in treating disease or illness; medicament; remedy. 1
  • noun take one's medicine the art or science of restoring or preserving health or due physical condition, as by means of drugs, surgical operations or appliances, or manipulations: often divided into medicine proper, surgery, and obstetrics. 1
  • noun take one's medicine the art or science of treating disease with drugs or curative substances, as distinguished from surgery and obstetrics. 1
  • noun take one's medicine the medical profession. 1
  • noun take one's medicine (among North American Indians) any object or practice regarded as having magical powers. 1
  • verb with object take one's medicine to administer medicine to. 1
See all 10 definitions of take one's medicine

Information block about the term

Origin of take one's medicine

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English medicin < Latin medicīna (ars) healing (art), feminine of medicīnus pertaining to a physician. See medical, -ine1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Take one's medicine

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Take one's medicine

take one's medicine popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for take one's medicine

verb take one's medicine

  • atone — If you atone for something that you have done, you do something to show that you are sorry you did it.
  • bite the bullet — to face up to (pain, trouble, etc) with fortitude; be stoical
  • face it — accept reality
  • face the music — an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
  • face up to — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
All 10 Synonyms of take one's medicine

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?