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self-medicate

self-medicate verb: to consume a substance as a medication without the advice of a physician.

Verb

self-medicate (third-person singular simple present self-medicates, present participle self-medicating, simple past and past participle self-medicated)

  1. (ambitransitive) To consume a substance as a medication without the advice of a physician.
    Synonyms:
    automedicate

Synonyms of self-medicate

Forms of self-medicate

third-person singular presentself-medicates
present participleself-medicating
past participleself-medicated
pastself-medicated

Origin of self-medicate

From self- + medicate.

Questions about self-medicate

What does self-medicate mean?
Self-medicate means to consume a substance as a medication without the advice of a physician.
What part of speech is self-medicate?
Self-medicate is a verb.
What is the past tense of self-medicate?
The past tense of self-medicate is self-medicated.

Words near self-medicate in the dictionary

  1. self-mailing
  2. self-management
  3. self-massage
  4. self-mastery
  5. self-med
  6. self-medicate
  7. self-medicated
  8. self-medicates
  9. self-medicating
  10. self-medication
  11. self-medicator

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