medicate的词源

英文词源

medicate (v.)

"to treat medicinally," 1620s, a back-formation from medication, or else from Late Latin medicatus, past participle of medicare. Related: Medicated; medicating. The earlier verb in English was simply medicin (late 14c.).

中文词源

medicate：用药物治疗

来自medical,医疗的，-ate,使。即进行医疗，用药物治疗。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：medicate 词源，medicate 含义。

medicate：用药医治，加入药物

词根词缀： -med-医药 + -ic名词词尾 + -ate动词词尾