English verb: medicate | |||
1. | medicate (body) impregnate with a medicinal substance | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | impregnate, saturate | ||
Domain category | medicine, practice of medicine | ||
2. | medicate (body) treat medicinally, treat with medicine | ||
Synonyms | medicine | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | care for, treat | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dose, drug, salve | ||
Domain category | medicine, practice of medicine | ||