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Meaning of "medicate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MEDICATE

From Latin medicāre to heal.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MEDICATE

medicate  [ˈmɛdɪˌkeɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEDICATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Medicate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb medicate in English.

WHAT DOES MEDICATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Medicate

"Medicate" is a song by the American rock band AFI, released as the first single from their 2009 album Crash Love. It was released as a music download through iTunes on August 25th 2009, and made its radio airplay premiere on September 1. It reached #7 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart and #16 on the Rock Songs chart. As part of its promotion the song was included as a playable track in the video games Guitar Hero 5 and Tap Tap Revenge 3, and added as downloadable content to the Rock Band music store.

Definition of medicate in the English dictionary

The first definition of medicate in the dictionary is to cover or impregnate with an ointment, cream, etc. Other definition of medicate is to treat with a medicine. Medicate is also to add a medication to.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MEDICATE

PRESENT

Present
I medicate
you medicate
he/she/it medicates
we medicate
you medicate
they medicate
Present continuous
I am medicating
you are medicating
he/she/it is medicating
we are medicating
you are medicating
they are medicating
Present perfect
I have medicated
you have medicated
he/she/it has medicated
we have medicated
you have medicated
they have medicated
Present perfect continuous
I have been medicating
you have been medicating
he/she/it has been medicating
we have been medicating
you have been medicating
they have been medicating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I medicated
you medicated
he/she/it medicated
we medicated
you medicated
they medicated
Past continuous
I was medicating
you were medicating
he/she/it was medicating
we were medicating
you were medicating
they were medicating
Past perfect
I had medicated
you had medicated
he/she/it had medicated
we had medicated
you had medicated
they had medicated
Past perfect continuous
I had been medicating
you had been medicating
he/she/it had been medicating
we had been medicating
you had been medicating
they had been medicating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will medicate
you will medicate
he/she/it will medicate
we will medicate
you will medicate
they will medicate
Future continuous
I will be medicating
you will be medicating
he/she/it will be medicating
we will be medicating
you will be medicating
they will be medicating
Future perfect
I will have medicated
you will have medicated
he/she/it will have medicated
we will have medicated
you will have medicated
they will have medicated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been medicating
you will have been medicating
he/she/it will have been medicating
we will have been medicating
you will have been medicating
they will have been medicating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would medicate
you would medicate
he/she/it would medicate
we would medicate
you would medicate
they would medicate
Conditional continuous
I would be medicating
you would be medicating
he/she/it would be medicating
we would be medicating
you would be medicating
they would be medicating
Conditional perfect
I would have medicate
you would have medicate
he/she/it would have medicate
we would have medicate
you would have medicate
they would have medicate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been medicating
you would have been medicating
he/she/it would have been medicating
we would have been medicating
you would have been medicating
they would have been medicating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you medicate
we let´s medicate
you medicate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to medicate
Past participle
medicated
Present Participle
medicating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MEDICATE


abdicate
ˈæbdɪˌkeɪt
adjudicate
əˈdʒuːdɪˌkeɪt
communicate
kəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪt
contraindicate
ˌkɒntrəˈɪndɪˌkeɪt
coradicate
kəʊˈrædɪˌkeɪt
dedicate
ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt
dijudicate
daɪˈdʒuːdɪˌkeɪt
eradicate
ɪˈrædɪˌkeɪt
indicate
ˈɪndɪˌkeɪt
irradicate
ɪˈrædɪˌkeɪt
overmedicate
ˌəʊvəˈmɛdɪˌkeɪt
predicate
ˈprɛdɪˌkeɪt
prejudicate
prɪˈdʒuːdɪˌkeɪt
premedicate
priːˈmɛdɪˌkeɪt
radicate
ˈrædɪˌkeɪt
rededicate
riːˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt
revendicate
riːˈvendɪˌkeɪt
revindicate
ˌriːˈvɪndɪˌkeɪt
subindicate
sʌbˈɪndɪˌkeɪt
vindicate
ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEDICATE

medical student
medical studies
medical technician
medical unit
medical ward
medicalisation
medicalise
medicalization
medically
medicament
medicamental
medicamentally
medicamentary
medicamentous
medicant
Medicare
medicaster
medicated
medication
medicative

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEDICATE

applicate
birth certificate
certificate
clearance certificate
complicate
death certificate
delicate
domesticate
duplicate
fabricate
implicate
in triplicate
intoxicate
intricate
locate
lubricate
replicate
silicate
silver certificate
syndicate
triplicate

Synonyms and antonyms of medicate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «medicate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEDICATE

Find out the translation of medicate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of medicate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «medicate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

用药
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

medicarse
570 millions of speakers

English

medicate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

औषधि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عالج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

самолечением
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

medicar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঔষধ প্রয়োগ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

médicamenter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ubat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

behandeln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

薬で治療する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의료를 베풀다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Medicate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trị bịnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மருத்துவத்திற்கான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

औषधोपचार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ilaç vermek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

medicate
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

medicate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

самолікуванням
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

medicate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φαρμακοποιώ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geneeskundig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

medicinera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

medisinering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of medicate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEDICATE»

The term «medicate» is regularly used and occupies the 63.269 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of medicate
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «medicate».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEDICATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «medicate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «medicate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about medicate

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «MEDICATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word medicate.
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Neil Strauss
Because it's so easy to medicate our need for self-worth by pandering to win followers, 'likes' and view counts, social media have become the metier of choice for many people who might otherwise channel that energy into books, music or art - or even into their own Web ventures.
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Isabel Yosito
We explore astronomical life through medicate experience, and we live life through love and ardvarks.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEDICATE»

Discover the use of medicate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to medicate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Should You Medicate Your Child's Mind?: A Child Psychiatrist ...
An accessible guide to the benefits and risks of psychiatric medications counsels parents on how to differentiate child behaviors that are linked to bio-chemical imbalances and willfulness, sharing additional information on seeking ...
Elizabeth J. Roberts, 2006
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Educate, Medicate, Or Litigate?: What Teachers, Parents, and ...
DiGiulio outlines how communities — not the government, doctors, or lawyers — can offer schools vital and concrete support to play a preventive rather than a reactive role in keeping students safe.
Robert C. DiGiulio, 2001
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Should I Medicate My Child?: Sane Solutions For Troubled ...
More and more parents are asking the simple question:Should I medicate my child?In this authoritative and plainspoken book, which features a detailed, easy-to-access "Quick Guide to Psychiatric Drugs," Dr. Diller gives parents the tools ...
Lawrence Diller, 2003
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Perinatal and Postpartum Mood Disorders: Perspectives and ...
To. Medicate. or. Not: The. Dilemma. of. Pregnancy. and. Psychiatric. Illness. CATHERINE A. BIRNDORF AND ALEXANDRA C. SACKS Historically, the question of managing psychiatric illness in pregnancy has been not how to treat, but if to ...
Susan Dowd Stone MSW, LCSW, Alexis E. Menken PhD, 2008
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Point, Click, Self-Medicate: A Review of Consumer Safeguards ...
These works are now made available through an environmentally friendly, print-on-demand basis, using only what is necessary to meet the required demands of an interested public.
United States Congress House Of Represen, United States Congress House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform, 2010
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Point, Click, Self-Medicate: A Review of Consumer Safeguards ...
Original publisher: Washington: U.S. G.P.O.: For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O. [Congressional Sales Office], 2003. OCLC Number: (OCoLC)52432147 Subject: Internet pharmacies -- Government policy -- United States.
United States. Congress. House., 2011
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Dublin quarterly journal of medical science
Journal de Ohimie Medicate, de Pharmacie, de Toxicologic, et Revue p po«e\les, scientAfiques, national?* et arangeros, &c. Published Monthly, oris: Labe. CReceived regularly.) 31. Journal tie Ptiarmacie et de Chiraie, &c. Published Month) v.
‎1851
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Monthly Journal of Medical Science
V Union Medicate, Avril 18, 1850. Anaplastie Heteroplastique. — A child was recently brought to the hospital of Strasbourg, on account of a nodulated and highly retractile cicatrix, consequent on a burn, and occupying almost the whole surface ...
‎1850
9
Emotions: The Controlling Factor in the Church
Chapter. 5. The. "Medicate. It". Disorder. God allows pharmaceutical companies and their research to develop medications and He allows doctors to know when to use them. There are people who these medications help. What this chapter ...
Russell J. Snyder, 2008
10
Doxology
If we treat existence as something to medicate, and look for things to medicate it, then we may use food to medicate it—and it's awfully hard to say no to the pleasure of food, and staying in it as long as we can, if life is something we want ...
C. J. S. Hayward, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEDICATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term medicate is used in the context of the following news items.
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No Feelings: Why This Generation Has So Much Trouble Being …
No matter how casual hook-up culture is or how heavily we self-medicate, we're still gonna have those difficult conversations. And when they ... «Elite Daily, Jul 15»
2
Yakima County Mental Health Court celebrates first graduate
... typically have an array of challenges, including related substance abuse problems from trying to self-medicate with drugs or alcohol. Or they ... «Yakima Herald-Republic, Jul 15»
3
Veterans Coffee events in the Piedmont
That leaves a lot of veterans to go into a shell or, as some have told us, self-medicate with alcohol or drugs. But as you'll see in this edition of ... «myfox8.com, Jul 15»
4
Colorado City Stops Water Fluoridation Following Concerning Study
I don't see it as our business to medicate the public.” The district will immediately stop fluoridating their water following the board vote. «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»
5
Grandmother of infant in disturbing Facebook video speaks with …
“After they took her to Lakeside, they assessed her and they had to medicate her,” Moore said. “They heavily medicated her down because they ... «MyFox Memphis, Jul 15»
6
Sipping and clicking is the new threat to your bank balance
But even for those not looking to "medicate by shopping" it's impossible to get away from the ads. No matter what website I'm on, ads for a ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
7
Oakland warns health experts of prescription drug abuse
“They are highly addictive and when a person runs out, (they) will turn to just about anything in an effort to self-medicate. Drugs like oxycontin ... «The Detroit News, Jul 15»
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Why he did it: a look at the Chattanooga gunman's motives
... intermixed with states of manic. By the time he was in high school, Abdulazeez was already using marijuana and alcohol to self medicate. «Chattanooga Times Free Press, Jul 15»
9
Letter: Criminal justice advocates making legislators 'stupid'
... place of those who have built, and comingle, by statute, with those who euphemistically “self-medicate” or who make “bad or risky choices.”. «Torrington Register Citizen, Jul 15»
10
Portland's homeless problem is spinning out of control
They self-medicate with drugs and/or alcohol, are in and out of ... With understanding, a solution based care that will treat, medicate, and ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»

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