medicate

[ med-i-keyt ]
/ ˈmɛd ɪˌkeɪt /

verb (used with object), med·i·cat·ed, med·i·cat·ing.

to treat with medicine or medicaments.
to impregnate with a medicine: medicated cough drops; a medicated bandage.

Origin of medicate

1615–25; < Latin medicātus medicated (past participle of medicāre), healed (past participle of medicārī). See medical, -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM medicate

de·med·i·cate, verb (used with object), de·med·i·cat·ed, de·med·i·cat·ing. o·ver·med·i·cate, verb (used with object), o·ver·med·i·cat·ed, o·ver·med·i·cat·ing. pre·med·i·cate, verb (used with object), pre·med·i·cat·ed, pre·med·i·cat·ing. un·med·i·cat·ed, adjective

Words nearby medicate

medical tourism, medical transcriptionist, medicalize, medicament, medicare, medicate, medicated, medication, medicative, medicean, medici

Example sentences from the Web for overmedicate

British Dictionary definitions for overmedicate

medicate
/ (ˈmɛdɪˌkeɪt) /

verb (tr)

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

Derived forms of medicate

medicative, adjective

Word Origin for medicate

C17: from Latin medicāre to heal

Medical definitions for overmedicate (1 of 2)

overmedicate
[ ō′vər-mĕd′ĭ-kāt′ ]

v.

To medicate a patient excessively.

Medical definitions for overmedicate (2 of 2)

medicate
[ mĕd′ĭ-kāt′ ]

v.

To treat by medicine.
To tincture or permeate with a medicinal substance.