Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

medicate

/ˈmɛdɪkeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.48 in modern English

Syllables: med-i-cate
IPA: /ˈmɛdɪkeɪt/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To prescribe or administer medication to.

Transitive verb

verb

To have a medicinal or healing effect on a person, body part, or ailment; to act on.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I started to think of food as my friend instead of my foe. It medicates my body. Every bite of food I intake I think of how it is going to make me stronger and help all my organs function."
"I would just buy Claritin, or its generic equivalent Loratadine. It's non-drowsy, it's cheap, and it works. Yes, it medicates your whole system, but I don't know of any significant ill effects from that."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin medicō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English medicate From Latin medicō (“heal, cure”) + English -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Usage

Transitive verb

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

medicates (present, singular) medicating (participle, present) medicated (participle, past) medicated (past)

Derived Forms

automedicate medicative nonmedicated overmedicate polymedicate premedicate premedicated undermedicated unmedicated

Phrases

self-medicate

Frequently Paired Words

medication prescribe

Synonyms

medicine

Questions

How do you pronounce medicate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛdɪkeɪt/.
What does medicate mean?: To prescribe or administer medication to.
Where does medicate come from?: Etymology tree Latin medicō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English medicate From Latin medicō (“heal, cure”) + English -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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