medicate
/ˈmedɪkeɪt/verb
with obj.(常作be medicated)
1- administer medicine or a drug to (someone)对…用药:
both infants were heavily medicated to alleviate their seizures.
两个婴儿都使用了大量的药物来减轻病痛发作。
1.1
- treat (a condition) using medicine or a drug用药治疗。
1.2
- add a medicinal substance to (a dressing or product)加入药物:
as adj. medicated medicated shampoo.药物洗发香波。
派生词
medicative
adjective词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin medicat- 'treated', from the verb medicari 'administer remedies to', from medicus (see MEDIC1).