how to pronounce medicate

/ˈmɛdɪˌkɛɪt/

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medicate is pronounced in three syllables

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mɛdɪkɛɪt

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An example use of medicate in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… self-medicate right on the other hand …”

meanings of medicate

verb:

  1. To prescribe or administer medication to.

medicate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word medicate occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

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