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medicated
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medicate
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medi·cate (med′i kāt′)
transitive verb medicated -·cat′ed, medicating -·cat′·ing
- to treat with medicine
- to add a medicinal substance to; tincture or impregnate with medicine
Etymology: < L medicatus, pp. of medicari, to heal < medicus: see medical
Related Forms:
- medicative med′i·ca′·tive adjective
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