HyperDic: medicate

English > 2 senses of the word *medicate*:
VERB	body	medicate	impregnate with a medicinal substance
VERB	body	medicate, medicine	treat medicinally, treat with medicine

medicate > pronunciation
Sounds	meh'dihkey.t
Rhymes	abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...

English > *medicate*: 2 senses > verb 1, body
Meaning	impregnate with a medicinal substance.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Category	medicine, practice of medicine	The learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
Broader	impregnate, saturate	infuse or fill completely
Spanish	medicar
Catalan	medicar
Adjectives	medicative	having the properties of medicine
Nouns	medication	the act of treating with medicines or remedies
Nouns	medicine	(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

English > *medicate*: 2 senses > verb 2, body
Meaning	treat medicinally, treat with medicine.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Synonym	medicine
Category	medicine, practice of medicine	The learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
Narrower	drug, dose	Administer a drug to
Narrower	salve	apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing
Broader	treat, care for	Provide treatment for
Spanish	medicar, medicinar
Catalan	medicar
Adjectives	medicative	having the properties of medicine
Nouns	medication	the act of treating with medicines or remedies
	medicine	the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
	medicine, medication	(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
	medicine	the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

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