to physic

Examples

• All

• In the old days, doctors would physic their patients with herbal concoctions.

• The wise woman physicked the villagers using roots and natural remedies.

• Don't physic her!

• The doctor decided to physic her with herbs.

• The village healer would often physic the sick with herbal remedies from the forest.

• Using her grandmother's old recipes, she learned how to physic common ailments naturally.

• He believed in traditional methods and would physic his friends with homemade tinctures.

Synonyms

M

to medicate

vsto physic

30 5.1

Give medicine to a person or animal to treat an illness

favours older, traditional remedies instead of modern clinical treatment

D

to doctor

vsto physic

4 3.2

To give medical help to someone

centres on older remedies and folk cures rather than modern practitioner care

M

to medicine

vsto physic

7.2

Give a drug to a person or animal to treat illness

focuses on older or traditional remedies rather than modern clinical care

Antonyms

H

to harm

738 1.0

To cause a bad effect on people or things

N

neglect

100 3.5

Not caring for someone or something that needs care

Compounds

C

Culver's physic

• US

9.9

A tall plant that lives many years with spikes of small white or purple flowers

P

physic nut

• Specialized

9.9

A small tropical tree whose seeds have a toxic oil used for dye and tanning

Surface Forms

Etymology