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Synonyms for take medicine
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : med-uh-sin or, esp. British, med-suhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɛd ə sɪn or, esp. British, ˈmɛd sən |
Top 10 synonyms for take medicine Other synonyms for the word take medicine
- acknowledge
- agree
- be forced
- be punished
- bear with
- bite the bullet
- bow to fate
- capitulate
- come to grips with
- cross the Rubicon
- do penance
- don't make waves
- don't rock the boat
- face the facts
- face the music
- face up to
- face up to it
- go along with
- grin and bear it
- hang tough
- have no choice
- know no alternative
- leap into the breach
- live with
- look square in the eye
- make amends
- make one's bed and lie on it
- make redress
- make reparation
- make up for
- outweigh
- pay
- pay one's dues
- pay the piper
- play the game
- propitiate
- put up with
- recompense
- reconcile
- redress
- repair
- seize the opportunity
- set off
- sit still for
- square
- stand for
- stand up and take it
- stick it out
- stomach
- submit to
- suck it up
- suffer
- swallow
- swallow the pill
- take
- take it
- take one's lumps
- take one's medicine
- take the consequences
- take the rap
- tolerate
Définition of take medicine
Origin :- c.1200, "medical treatment, cure, remedy," also used figuratively, of spiritual remedies, from Old French medecine (Modern French médicine) "medicine, art of healing, cure, treatment, potion," from Latin medicina "the healing art, medicine; a remedy," also used figuratively, perhaps originally ars medicina "the medical art," from fem. of medicinus (adj.) "of a doctor," from medicus "a physician" (see medical); though OED finds evidence for this is wanting. Meaning "a medicinal potion or plaster" in English is mid-14c.
- To take (one's) medicine "submit to something disagreeable" is first recorded 1865. North American Indian medicine-man "shaman" is first attested 1801, from American Indian adoption of the word medicine in sense of "magical influence." The U.S.-Canadian boundary they called Medicine Line (first attested 1910), because it conferred a kind of magic protection: punishment for crimes committed on one side of it could be avoided by crossing over to the other. Medicine show "traveling show meant to attract a crowd so patent medicine can be sold to them" is American English, 1938. Medicine ball "stuffed leather ball used for exercise" is from 1889.
- It is called a "medicine ball" and it got that title from Prof. Roberts, now of Springfield, whose fame is widespread, and whose bright and peculiar dictionary of terms for his prescription department in physical culture is taught in every first-class conducted Y.M.C.A. gymnasium in America. Prof. Roberts calls it a "medicine ball" because playful exercise with it invigorates the body, promotes digestion, and restores and preserves one's health. ["Scientific American Supplement," March 16, 1889]
- As in atone : verb compensate; make amends for former misdoing
- As in take it : verb accept, endure
- As in bite the bullet : verb endure pain bravely
- As in face the music : verb accept the consequences
- He must be called at night if the chief has to take medicine.
- Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
- You will find no difficulty to persuade them to take medicine.
- Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 » by Various
- They would be like a bad boy that has to be made to take medicine.
- Extract from : « Daisy » by Elizabeth Wetherell
- He was always averse to take medicine or to be attended by a doctor.
- Extract from : « The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2 » by Elizabeth Bisland
- He spoke as you would do to a child, if desiring it to take medicine.
- Extract from : « Ruth » by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
- Then you must take medicine, for, I tell you, you need to take something.
- Extract from : « The Milkmaid of Montfermeil (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XX) » by Charles Paul de Kock
- And have to take medicine, and stay up-stairs in bed all day?
- Extract from : « The Children of the Valley » by Harriet Prescott Spofford
- We take medicine for the sake of health, we make efforts for the sake of wealth.
- Extract from : « The Positive Outcome of Philosophy » by Joseph Dietzgen
- She thought that she had rather play with the tip-cart than to take medicine.
- Extract from : « Happy Days for Boys and Girls » by Various
- At times when he was ill he resented the doctor's efforts to get him to take medicine.
- Extract from : « Napoleon's Young Neighbor » by Helen Leah Reed
Antonyms for take medicine
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