Definition of "medicate" []

• To treat with medicine. (verb-transitive)
• To tincture or permeate with a medicinal substance. (verb-transitive)

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• "Ask the anti behavior drug school crusaders about the number of children we "medicate" to make better."
• "Exhausted, are the excuses, and imaginary reasons why our government has the right to "medicate" us."
• "Also, it is quite common for people to "medicate" at funerals."