medicative

  • 31medicate — [med′i kāt΄] vt. medicated, medicating [< L medicatus, pp. of medicari, to heal < medicus: see MEDICAL] 1. to treat with medicine 2. to add a medicinal substance to; tincture or impregnate with medicine medicative adj …

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  • 32medicate — v.tr. 1 treat medically. 2 impregnate with a medicinal substance. Derivatives: medicative adj. Etymology: L medicari medicat administer remedies to f. medicus: see MEDIC(1) …

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