Past tense of medicate
regular verb
The past tense of medicate is medicated. The past participle is also medicated.
Forms of medicate
| Base form (V1) | medicate /ˈmɛdɪkeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | medicated |
| Past participle (V3) | medicated |
| Present participle | medicating |
| Third person singular | medicates |
Medicated in a sentence
- All of them are medical marijuana users, and they typically are medicated while working.2005 June 15, Dean E. Murphy, “California Reins In Clinics Using Marijuana for Medical Purposes”, in The New York Times. From the entry budtender
- Nature of goods.—Toilet paper, paper handkerchiefs, paper towels, paper serviettes and paper covers for lavatory seats, none being medicated.1955 October 25, The Official Gazette of the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya, page 1145. From the entry serviette
- Sal Tone is a medicated salt tonic wormicide and conditioner.1913 January 25, “Give Hogs Sal Tone and Watch ’em Grow”, in Missouri Ruralist with Which is Combined the Breeders Special: A Weekly…. From the entry wormicide
- To address these issues, they recorded electroencephalographic sleep in 20 drug-naive schizophrenic patients, 20 drug-free but previously medicated schizophrenic patients, and 15 normal controls.1992, Digest of Neurology and Psychiatry. From the entry drug-naive
Meaning of medicate
- verb To prescribe or administer medication to.
- verb To have a medicinal or healing effect on a person, body part, or ailment; to act on.
Questions about the past tense of medicate
- What is the past tense of medicate?
- The past tense of medicate is medicated.
- What is the past participle of medicate?
- The past participle of medicate is medicated.
- Is medicate a regular or irregular verb?
- Medicate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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