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premedicated

premedicated is the simple past and past participle of premedicate.

Meaning of premedicate

Verb

premedicate (third-person singular simple present premedicates, present participle premedicating, simple past and past participle premedicated)

  1. To medicate beforehand, such as medicating before a surgical procedure.

Adjective

premedicated (not comparable)

  1. medicated in advance

Origin of premedicated

From premedicate + -ed.

From pre- + medicated.

Words formed from premedicated

Questions about premedicated

What does premedicated mean?
Premedicated means medicated in advance.
What is premedicated the simple past and past participle of?
Premedicated is the simple past and past participle of premedicate.
What part of speech is premedicated?
Premedicated is an adjective.

Words near premedicated in the dictionary

  1. premediates
  2. premediating
  3. premedic
  4. premedical
  5. premedicate
  6. premedicated
  7. premedicates
  8. premedicating
  9. premedication
  10. premedications
  11. premedicine

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