medicate

verb
/ˈmɛdɪkeɪt/

Etymology

From Latin medicō (“heal, cure”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Definitions

  1. To prescribe or administer medication to.

  2. To have a medicinal or healing effect on a person, body part, or ailment

    To have a medicinal or healing effect on a person, body part, or ailment; to act on.

    • I started to think of food as my friend instead of my foe. It medicates my body. Every bite of food I intake I think of how it is going to make me stronger and help all my organs function.
    • I would just buy Claritin, or its generic equivalent Loratadine. It's non-drowsy, it's cheap, and it works. Yes, it medicates your whole system, but I don't know of any significant ill effects from that.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA