medicate

«medicate» in Mova's school dictionary: to give someone medicine, or to treat an illness with… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (medicate, medicates, medicated, medicating)

meaning for a pupil

1) To medicate is to give someone medicine, or to treat an illness with medicine. tree →

2) Medicated (adjective) means containing medicine: «medicated shampoo». tree →

sense 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 →
• Use the medicated cream twice a day. tree →
• Never medicate yourself without asking an adult. tree →
• The nurse medicated the patient at bedtime. tree →
• She used medicated shampoo for her itchy scalp. tree →
• Doctors decide whether to medicate a fever. tree →

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.

In the corpora

• "Self-medicating" means using alcohol or drugs to cope with problems instead of getting proper help.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «medicate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.