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medicate
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[ˈmɛdɪkeɪt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- administer a drug to (someone)
(e.g: both infants were heavily medicated to alleviate their seizures)
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Origin
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early 17th century: from Latin medicat- ‘treated’, from the verb medicari ‘administer remedies to’, from medicus (see medic)
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