medicar

Senses

1. 1.

   to medicate

   to administer medicine or medication to someone

2. 2.

   to prescribe medication

   to recommend or order medical treatment with drugs

3. 3.

   to treat with medicine

   to provide medical treatment using pharmaceutical drugs

Examples

• "O médico medicou o paciente com antibióticos."

  The doctor medicated the patient with antibiotics.

• "Não é recomendável se medicar sem orientação médica."

  It's not advisable to self-medicate without medical guidance.

• "A enfermeira medicou a criança para baixar a febre."

  The nurse gave the child medicine to bring down the fever.

Usage

Formal/medical register. Commonly used reflexively as "medicar-se" (to self-medicate). Often appears in warnings against self-medication: "não se medique por conta própria." More formal than "dar remédio" (to give medicine).