Definitions

medicate

[med-i-keyt] / ˈmɛd ɪˌkeɪt /

VERB

drug

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anesthetize desensitize sedate

STRONG

benumb blunt deaden dope dose fix hit narcotize numb poison relax stupefy treat

WEAK

analgize dope up dose up knock out opiate physic

Antonyms

STRONG

enliven ignore increase neglect

Example Sentences

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Skate To Medicate Buy the cheeseburger-it's only 99 cents.

From Time Magazine Archive

Medicate, med′i-kāt, v.t. to treat with medicine: to impregnate with anything medicinal.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Vocabulary lists containing medicate

med (heal; care for)

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med (heal; care for)