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overmedicalized

overmedicalized is the simple past and past participle of overmedicalize.

Meaning of overmedicalize

Verb

overmedicalize (third-person singular simple present overmedicalizes, present participle overmedicalizing, simple past and past participle overmedicalized)

  1. (transitive) To medicalize too much.
    • To be sure, we overmedicalize at times.2007 January 9, “Letters”, in New York Times

Questions about overmedicalized

What is overmedicalized the simple past and past participle of?
Overmedicalized is the simple past and past participle of overmedicalize.

Words near overmedicalized in the dictionary

  1. overmeddling
  2. overmedicalisation
  3. overmedicalisations
  4. overmedicalization
  5. overmedicalize
  6. overmedicalized
  7. overmedicalizes
  8. overmedicalizing
  9. overmedicate
  10. overmedicated
  11. overmedicates

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