🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

medicato

Pronunciation / Transliteration: medikato

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Medicated/ˈmɛd.ɪ.keɪ.tɪd/
adjectiveverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #9500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Ha usato un unguento medicato per la ferita."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Containing a medicinal substance intended to treat, soothe, or prevent a medical condition.

    "She applied a medicated cream to soothe the insect bite."
  2. 2

    Having been treated with medicine or drugs, often referring to a patient receiving pharmaceutical treatment.

    "The hospital patient remained heavily medicated to manage post-surgery pain."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'medicare', meaning to heal or treat with medicine, which stems from 'medicus' (physician). The past participle form 'medicated' emerged in the 17th century to describe substances or items infused or treated with medicinal ingredients to prevent or cure illness.

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