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# medicate

verb (medicate, medicates, medicated, medicating)

«medicate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To medicate is to give someone medicine, or to treat an illness with medicine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medicate/#m1)
2. Medicated (adjective) means containing medicine: «medicated shampoo». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medicate/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in health and safety contexts: doctors medicate patients; «medicated cream». Phrases: «self-medicate» (take medicine without a doctor's advice). Safety: only adults should give children medicine, and only the right dose.

### Examples

- The vet medicated the sick dog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medicate/#x1)
- Use the medicated cream twice a day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medicate/#x2)
- Never medicate yourself without asking an adult. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medicate/#x3)
- The nurse medicated the patient at bedtime. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medicate/#x4)
- She used medicated shampoo for her itchy scalp. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medicate/#x5)
- Doctors decide whether to medicate a fever. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medicate/#x6)

### Note

Formal; everyday talk says «give medicine». Noun: medication (medicine). «Self-medicate» can mean using things to cope with feelings, often in an unhealthy way.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «medicate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/medicate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«medicate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/medicate.html) on Mova free.