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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERMEDICATE

overmedicate  [ˌəʊvəˈmɛdɪˌkeɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERMEDICATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overmedicate 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 overmedicate in English.

WHAT DOES OVERMEDICATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overmedicate in the English dictionary

The definition of overmedicate in the dictionary is to medicate unnecessarily or excessively.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERMEDICATE

PRESENT

Present
I overmedicate
you overmedicate
he/she/it overmedicates
we overmedicate
you overmedicate
they overmedicate
Present continuous
I am overmedicating
you are overmedicating
he/she/it is overmedicating
we are overmedicating
you are overmedicating
they are overmedicating
Present perfect
I have overmedicated
you have overmedicated
he/she/it has overmedicated
we have overmedicated
you have overmedicated
they have overmedicated
Present perfect continuous
I have been overmedicating
you have been overmedicating
he/she/it has been overmedicating
we have been overmedicating
you have been overmedicating
they have been overmedicating
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 overmedicated
you overmedicated
he/she/it overmedicated
we overmedicated
you overmedicated
they overmedicated
Past continuous
I was overmedicating
you were overmedicating
he/she/it was overmedicating
we were overmedicating
you were overmedicating
they were overmedicating
Past perfect
I had overmedicated
you had overmedicated
he/she/it had overmedicated
we had overmedicated
you had overmedicated
they had overmedicated
Past perfect continuous
I had been overmedicating
you had been overmedicating
he/she/it had been overmedicating
we had been overmedicating
you had been overmedicating
they had been overmedicating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

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

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overmedicate
we let´s overmedicate
you overmedicate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overmedicate
Past participle
overmedicated
Present Participle
overmedicating
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 OVERMEDICATE


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERMEDICATE

overmanning
overmantel
overmany
overmast
overmaster
overmatch
overmatter
overmature
overmaturity
overmeasure
overmedication
overmelt
overmen
overmerry
overmighty
overmild
overmilk
overmine
overmix
overmodest

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERMEDICATE

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 overmedicate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overmedicate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERMEDICATE

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

Translator English - Chinese

overmedicate
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

overmedicate
570 millions of speakers

English

overmedicate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overmedicate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يفرط في المداواة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

overmedicate
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

overmedicate
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overmedicate
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

overmedicate
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Overmedicate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

overmedicate
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

overmedicate
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

과잉 투약
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overmedicate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

overmedicate
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overmedicate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Overmedicate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

overmedicate
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

overmedicate
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

overmedicate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

overmedicate
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

overmedicate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

overmedicate
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overmedicate
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

overmedicate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overmedicate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overmedicate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERMEDICATE»

The term «overmedicate» is used very little and occupies the 188.881 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERMEDICATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overmedicate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overmedicate» 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 overmedicate

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERMEDICATE»

Discover the use of overmedicate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overmedicate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Improving Medication Adherence: How to Talk with Patients ...
In short, if patients feel that the answer to their question is "yes," - we are going to overmedicate them - they are primed to have little interest in our medication recommendations from the get-go. The problem is that very few of our patients ...
Shawn C. Shea, 2006
2
Lip service: 50 humorous stories of the worst customer ...
I saw Overmedicate You, one in a large chain of discount drug stores. I zoomed into a parking space and zipped into the store. (You can tell by now that I am a Type A.) I found what I needed in two minutes flat and took it to the checkout.
Hal B. Becker, 2001
3
The Safe & Sound Child
Lately, there has been a rash of news about people who overmedicate, who take medicines routinely, having started for one reason or another, and who go on taking them needlessly. For example, the trouble with taking antibiotics over and  ...
Larry Stone, 1996
4
Nonprescription Product Therapeutics
Some comments stressed that asthmatic patients rely too heavily on inhalers and overmedicate themselves in the mistaken belief that if the regular dose fails to achieve the desired results, a more frequent dose will work — a practice that can  ...
W. Steven Pray, 2006
5
Meds, Money, and Manners: The Case Management of Severe ...
effects can potentially overmedicate. Mental hospitals were particularly sensitive to such charges, and whereas custodial care did not require rational, goal- oriented and motivated patients, overmedication at CSS clearly can become ...
Jerry Floersch, 2002
6
At Your Service: Calamities, Catastrophes, and Other ...
~4.,~ OVERMEDICATE YOU DRUG STORES was driving along when I thought, “ Wow! I need some gum lflllll dental floss." I saw Overmedicate You, one in a large chain of discount drug stores. I zoomed into a parking space and zipped into ...
Hal B. Becker, 1998
7
Sociology: A Global Perspective, Enhanced
Quite often people do not meet their role obligations—as when physicians knowingly perform unnecessary surgery, overmedicate, engage in sexual relations with patients, or break confidentiality. Likewise, some patients do not give honest ...
Joan Ferrante, 2010
8
Surgery: A Concise Guide to Clinical Practice
Do not overmedicate elderly or cachetic patients . ESOPHAGOSCOPY Do not do barium swallow on day of esophagoscopy. Patients for esophagoscopy frequently have some esophageal obstruction. The usual orders are as follows: Nothing ...
George Lionel Nardi, George Dale Zuidema, 1961
9
Human Rights and Budgets in India
The growing trend to over-refer, over-test, overmedicate and over-use diagnostic techniques in the private sector has been making health care unaffordable and a major drain on the resources of the poor. Since economic liberalisation, India ...
‎2009
10
In Chambers: Stories of Supreme Court Law Clerks and Their ...
... overmedicate.” Kohn, interview, 1996. 41.Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, 356 U.S. 525 (1958). 42. Kohn, interview, 1996;seealso Kohn, “ Supreme Court,” 52, andSmith, Failing Justice, 131–32. 43. Kohn, interviews, 1996and ...
Todd C. Peppers, Artemus Ward, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERMEDICATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overmedicate is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How to Naturally Help Prevent Liver Disease in Your Pets (VIDEO)
None of this overmedicate-your-fur-baby thing — if a pet can be healed the natural way, then that is the better way. Wouldn't we all rather just ... «One Green Planet, Jul 15»
2
Functional medicine
“And I overmedicate them and they still don't get well. I was truly frustrated.” After beginning to study functional medicine four years ago, she ... «Florida Weekly, Jul 15»
3
Why Do Men Fear the Doctor
Do some physicians tend to overmedicate their patients?! Sure. Do some physicians tend to be lazy and instead of finding out the root cause of ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
4
DEA trains local, state officers to get more drugs off the streets
I will admit that the psychiatric community has a tendency to overdiagnose and overmedicate for psychiatric disorders using drugs that tend to ... «WLOX, Jun 15»
5
Opioid safety act proposed in response to Tomah VA investigation
An investigation has been underway at the center for months following allegations doctors there overmedicate patients. In response, Sen. «WEAU, Jun 15»
6
Nursing Homes Ink $4M Deal Over Drugged Patients
... False Claims Act violations by submitting claims for Medicare and state-run Medi-Cal for drugs that were used to overmedicate patients. «Law360, May 15»
7
Brian Wilson's Brilliance and Pain Explored in 'Love & Mercy': Movie …
Landy uses Wilson's increasingly fragile state and fractured relationships to manipulate and overmedicate him, exerting total authority as his ... «Ultimate Classic Rock, May 15»
8
Behavioral Therapy for Agitation in Dementia
The lesson for clinicians is that we need to be careful not to overmedicate the elderly in nursing homes and should encourage behavioral ... «Medscape, May 15»
9
Book review (Mysteries): 'The Invention of Fire,' 'Kittens Can Kill …
The death seems to be the result of a massive heart attack, but was it aggravated by an animal allergy, the victim's tendency to overmedicate or ... «Richmond.com, Apr 15»
10
Women: Your Moodiness is a Strength, Not a Weakness
Yet millions of women every day overmedicate or rely on toxic substances to numb these very important aspects of their physical and emotional wellness. This is ... «Big Think, Apr 15»

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