Antonyms for medicate

Grammar : Verb

Spell : med-i-keyt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɛd ɪˌkeɪt

Definition of medicate

Origin : "to treat medicinally," 1620s, a back-formation from medication, or else from Late Latin medicatus, past participle of medicare. Related: Medicated; medicating. The earlier verb in English was simply medicin (late 14c.).

verb drug

Example sentences :

And if you were physicians, you must not cram them, or medicate them to their hurt.
Extract from : « A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) » by Richard Baxter

On the Continent a variety of substances are employed to medicate baths, which are seldom or never so used in this country.
Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley

When it is desired to medicate by putting fluids into the bowel we adopt the colon infusion.
Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) » by Grant Hague

Mabruk Saleem I left in charge of a native doctor, who was to medicate him for a gift of cloth which I gave him in advance.
Extract from : « How I Found Livingstone » by Henry M. Stanley

Synonyms for medicate

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