Medicate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Medicate \Med"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Medicated}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Medicating}.] [L. medicatus, p. p. of medicare,
     medicari. See {Medicable}.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To tincture or impregnate with anything medicinal; to
        drug. "Medicated waters." --Arbuthnot.


        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To treat with medicine.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  medicate
       v 1: impregnate with a medicinal substance
       2: treat medicinally, treat with medicine [syn: {medicine}]