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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

premedicate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-med-i-cate
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To medicate beforehand, such as medicating before a surgical procedure.

Etymology

From pre- + medicate.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

premedicates (present, singular) premedicating (participle, present) premedicated (participle, past) premedicated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

premedication

Questions

What does premedicate mean?
To medicate beforehand, such as medicating before a surgical procedure.
Where does premedicate come from?
From pre- + medicate.

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