What does medicate mean?
Medicate means (transitive) To prescribe or administer medication to..
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/ˈmɛdɪkeɪt/ · verb
(transitive) To prescribe or administer medication to..
I started to think of food as my friend instead of my foe. It medicates my body. Every bite of food I intake I think of how it is going to make me stronger and help all my organs function.
I would just buy Claritin, or its generic equivalent Loratadine. It's non-drowsy, it's cheap, and it works. Yes, it medicates your whole system, but I don't know of any significant ill effects from that.
Use medicate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Medicate means (transitive) To prescribe or administer medication to..
Common synonyms include medicine.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I started to think of food as my friend instead of my foe. It medicates my body. Every bite of food I intake I think of how it is going to make me stronger and help all my organs function.
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