# medicate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈmɛdɪkeɪt/ · frequency rank #54,330

## Definitions
1. To prescribe or administer medication to.
2. To have a medicinal or healing effect on a person, body part, or ailment; to act on.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/medicate