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self-medicate definition

self·-medicate (-med′ə kāt′)

intransitive verb self-medicated -·cat′ed, self-medicating -·cat′ing

to medicate oneself without consulting a physician

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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