| Main Entry: | medicate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | drug |
Synonyms: |
analgize, anesthetize, benumb, blunt, deaden, desensitize, dope up, dope*, dose, dose up, fix*, hit*, knock out, narcotize, numb, opiate, physic, poison, relax, sedate, stupefy, treat |
| Main Entry: | cure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | heal, ease bad situation |
Synonyms: |
alleviate, ameliorate, attend, better, cold turkey, correct, doctor, dose, dress, dry out, help, improve, kick, kick the habit, make better, make healthy, make whole, medicate, mend, minister to, nurse, palliate, quit cold, rectify, redress, rehabilitate, relieve, remedy, repair, restore, restore to health, right, shake, sweat it out, treat |
Antonyms: |
depress, hurt, injure |
| Main Entry: | doctor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fix up, treat |
Synonyms: |
administer, apply medication, attend, do up, fix, give treatment, medicate, mend, overhaul, patch up, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, repair, revamp, supply |
| Notes: | the word doctor is derived from Latin doctus 'having been taught; learned' (from docere 'to teach'); physician comes from Latin physica 'natural science; physics' |
Antonyms: |
harm, hurt, injure |
| Main Entry: | drug |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put under influence of medication |
Synonyms: |
analgize, anesthetize, benumb, blunt, deaden, desensitize, dope up, dope*, dose, dose up, fix, hit, knock out, medicate, narcotize, numb, poison, relax, sedate, stupefy, treat |
| Main Entry: | heal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cure, recover |
Synonyms: |
alleviate, ameliorate, attend, bring around, compose, conciliate, convalesce, doctor, dress, fix, free, get well, harmonize, improve, knit, make healthy, make sound, make well, make whole, medicate, meliorate, mend, minister to, patch up, physic, put on feet again, reanimate, rebuild, reconcile, regenerate, rehabilitate, rejuvenate, remedy, renew, renovate, repair, restore, resuscitate, revive, revivify, salve, set, settle, soothe, treat |
Antonyms: |
harm, hurt, injure |
| Main Entry: | nurse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | care for, tend |
Synonyms: |
advance, aid, attend, baby-sit, cherish, cradle, cultivate, encourage, father, feed, forward, foster, further, harbor, humor, immunize, indulge, inoculate, irradiate, keep alive, keep an eye on, keep tabs on, look after, medicate, minister to, mother, nourish, nurture, pamper, preserve, promote, see to, serve, sit, succor, support, take care of, take charge of, treat, vaccinate, wait on, watch out for, watch over |
Antonyms: |
ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | narcotize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | drug |
Synonyms: |
analgize, anesthetize, benumb, blunt, deaden, desensitize, dope up, dope*, dose, dose up, fix*, hit*, knock out, medicate, numb, opiate, physic, poison, relax, sedate, stupefy, treat |
| Main Entry: | physic |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | drug |
Synonyms: |
analgize, anesthetize, benumb, blunt, deaden, desensitize, dope up, dope*, dose, dose up, fix*, hit*, knock out, medicate, narcotize, numb, opiate, poison, relax, sedate, stupefy, treat |