medicate

[ med-i-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

, med·i·cat·ed, med·i·cat·ing.

1. to treat with medicine or medicaments.
2. to impregnate with a medicine:

   medicated cough drops; a medicated bandage.

medicate

/ ˈmɛdɪˌkeɪt /

verb

1. to cover or impregnate (a wound, etc) with an ointment, cream, etc
2. to treat (a patient) with a medicine
3. to add a medication to (a bandage, shampoo, etc)

Derived Forms

• ˈmedicative, adjective

Other Words From

• de·medi·cate verb (used with object) demedicated demedicating
• over·medi·cate verb (used with object) overmedicated overmedicating
• pre·medi·cate verb (used with object) premedicated premedicating
• un·medi·cated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of medicate¹

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin medicātus “healed,” past participle of medicāre, medicārī “to heal,” from medicus “physician”; medical

Word History and Origins

Origin of medicate¹

C17: from Latin medicāre to heal

Example Sentences

Others were being medicated indefinitely on mere suppositions of mental illness.

From Los Angeles Times

Upset that Ezra might be medicated with antipsychotics and placed in a special education school, Max assesses that the doctors, pharmaceutical companies and the state are in collusion to keep him and his son apart.

From Los Angeles Times

The results also demonstrated how such factors impacted upon medicated treatment:

From Science Daily

Renner says he was in the ICU, heavily medicated and “not in my right mind.”

From Los Angeles Times

After Alissa was forcibly medicated and then deemed mentally competent to proceed, he entered the not guilty by reason of insanity plea in November.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• anesthetize
• desensitize
• sedate