MEDICATE

medicate, medicine

(verb) treat medicinally, treat with medicine

medicate

(verb) impregnate with a medicinal substance

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

medicate (third-person singular simple present medicates, present participle medicating, simple past and past participle medicated)

(transitive) To prescribe or administer medication to.

Anagrams

• decimate, edematic

Source: Wiktionary

Med"i*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Medicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Medicating.] Etym: [L. medicatus, p. p. of medicare, medicari. See Medicable.]

1. To tincture or impregnate with anything medicinal; to drug. "Medicated waters." Arbuthnot.

2. To treat with medicine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition