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1 7.2
Give a drug to a person or animal to treat illness
  • verb
  • /ˈmɛdɪsɪn/
: medicar
  • After the diagnosis, the nurse was quick to medicine the patient with the prescribed medication.

Nobody really cares, but you do medicine, pull somebody's tooth.

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Examples

  • The doctor decided to medicine the patient with a new treatment that could help alleviate her symptoms.

  • It's hey, we're having to administer medicine because the patient is sick.

  • Here's what you would do, how you should practice medicine aside from its internal standards.

  • Nobody really cares, but you do medicine, pull somebody's tooth.

  • They're just not we'd be doing, we've been been doing medicine or something if we were smart.

  • TILL HE CHANGED HIS CAREER TO MEDICINE.

  • Not poppy, nor mandragora... ...nor all the drowsy syrups of the world... ...shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep... ...which thou owedst yesterday.

  • In order to help him feel better, the veterinarian had to medicine the injured animal as soon as possible.

Synonyms

to treat
vsto medicine
799 2.7

To give medical care to try to cure an illness or injury

is narrower, focusing specifically on directly administering drugs to heal sickness
to medicate
vsto medicine
59 5.1

Give medicine to a person or animal to treat an illness

is narrower, focusing on directly giving drugs to cure illness
to doctor
vsto medicine
15 3.2

To give medical help to someone

is about giving drugs specifically rather than any general form of care
to physic
vsto medicine
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To treat someone with medicine, often using herbs

is more modern and means giving approved drugs rather than old remedies

Antonyms

189 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

Idioms

6.1

Accept punishment or a bad result without complaining

Phrasal Verbs

To start training and working as a doctor or in health care

Compounds

A part of a university that trains people to become doctors

A small cabinet in a bathroom that holds medicines and first-aid items

25 7.4

A person in some tribes who heals people and leads spiritual rituals

Medical treatments not part of regular medicine, often using natural methods or non-drug ways

emergency medicine
  • Specialized
15 3.0

Care that finds and treats sudden serious illness or injury right away

internal medicine
  • Specialized
13 3.2

A branch of medicine that finds and treats diseases of adults' internal organs without surgery

sports medicine
  • Specialized
10 3.7

Health care that helps prevent and treat injuries from sports and exercise

A medicine that relieves cold symptoms like cough or blocked nose

A medicine you can only get with a doctor's written order

Doctors use medical knowledge to care for and treat sick or injured people

veterinary medicine
  • Specialized
7 4.0

Care and treatment for sick or injured animals, especially pets and farm animals

preventive medicine
  • Specialized
6 3.9

Health care that stops people from getting sick before a disease starts

family medicine
  • Specialized
5 3.1

Medical care for people of all ages and their families

5 2.5

A small bathroom cabinet that holds medicine and small personal care items

4 7.2

A treatment that is not helpful or is unpleasant but sometimes needed to make you better

A heavy leather ball you throw or lift to build strength and coordination

A plant preparation used to prevent or treat illness and improve health

holistic medicine
  • Specialized
3 4.1

An approach to health care that treats the whole person, including body, mind, and social life

herbal medicine
  • Specialized
3 3.3

A way of treating people using plants to prevent or cure illness

Treatments used with regular medical care to support health, like acupuncture or herbal remedies

pediatric medicine
  • Specialized
2 3.6

Health care for babies, children, and teenagers

A medicine you can buy without a doctor's prescription

Doctor of Medicine
  • Specialized
2 3.7

A university degree that lets a person treat sick people

nuclear medicine
  • Specialized
1 3.7

Doctors use small amounts of radioactive material to find and treat illness

general medicine
  • Specialized
1 3.4

Health care that finds and treats adults' diseases of the organs inside the body without surgery

patent medicine
  • Archaic
1 7.6

A medicine sold without a doctor's prescription and claimed to cure many illnesses

forensic medicine
  • Specialized
1 3.7

Medical work that uses health knowledge to help police and courts

A large United States government center that gives access to medical research and health information

tropical medicine
  • Specialized
1 4.4

Study, treatment, and prevention of diseases in hot countries near the equator

dental medicine
  • Specialized
1 3.5

The medical care and treatment of teeth and gums

space medicine
  • Specialized
1 5.1

A field that studies how space flight affects human health

aerospace medicine
  • Specialized
1 5.1

The study and care of health problems that happen during flying and space travel

thoracic medicine
  • Specialized
1 4.9

Care and treatment for chest illnesses like lung problems

aviation medicine
  • Specialized
1 4.1

Care and study of the health and safety of people during air and space flight

A very large medical library run by the United States government

botanical medicine
  • Specialized
1 4.7

The use of plants or parts of plants to treat illness and keep people healthy

1 3.5

A university degree that lets someone work as a dentist

urogenital medicine
  • Specialized
1 6.4

A medical field that treats problems of the bladder, kidneys, and sex organs

A first university degree in medicine that lets someone become a doctor

3.5

A medicine that lowers cholesterol in the blood

4.4

A part of health care that finds and treats mental health problems

recreational medicine
  • Specialized
5.5

Medical care that treats injuries and health problems from sports or outdoor activities

The largest medical library in the world, run by the U.S. government in Bethesda, Maryland

How Strong

to overprescribe
  • Specialized
3 6.5
to dose
19 3.8
to medicine
1 7.2
to medicate
59 5.1
to treat
799 2.7

Surface Forms

medicine infinitive
medicined past
medicined past participle
medicining present participle
medicines third person singular

Etymology

Medicine as a verb means 'to treat with medicine' and is like the common word medicate, both from the root medic- meaning 'to heal'. So to medicine someone is to give them medicine to help them get better.