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Verb: medicate  'me-du,keyt
  1. (medicine) impregnate with a medicinal substance
    "The dermatologist medicated the lotion with an antibiotic"
     
  2. (medicine) treat medicinally, treat with medicine
    "The shaman medicated the sick child";
    - medicine

Derived forms: medicated, medicates, medicating

Type of: care for, impregnate, saturate, treat

Encyclopedia: Medicate