medicate

Meanings

Verb

impregnate with a medicinal substance
treat medicinally, treat with medicine
To prescribe or administer medication to.
To have a medicinal or healing effect on a person, body part, or ailment; to act on.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

Scrabble Score: 13

medicate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
medicate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
medicate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

medicate is a valid Words With Friends word