Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To medicate (a patient) excessively.
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- verb To
medicate excessively
Etymologies
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Examples
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At night, I too 'overmedicate' with perfume- a desire to cocoon my sleep with fragrant heaven.
Scent Rules I’ve Learned From Europeans Marina Geigert 2008
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"It is a burdensome process and it was designed to be so," Ms. Spellings said, adding that the administration wants to make certain it doesn't "overmedicate" in dealing with the situation.
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The arguments in this book are the same old tired accusations that have been made for decades: modern livestock practices are bad, farmers overmedicate their animals, and this will lead to bacteria that are resistant to drugs.
Kerry Trueman: Eating Animals: Foer Gets The Facts On Factory Farms 2009
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At least, that is, if we don't overmedicate or "feminize" him to the point that he can't get the education and experience he needs to be a space explorer. ...
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At least, that is, if we don't overmedicate or "feminize" him to the point that he can't get the education and experience he needs to be a space explorer. ...
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She could under-medicate or overmedicate and there ` s also the issue of her history of addiction.
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Because addicts will always self-medicate and overmedicate given the opportunity.
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Because addicts will always self-medicate and overmedicate given the opportunity.
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What are the symptoms or what are the signs that you need to look for in your pet so that you don't overmedicate or you feel that your pet has a problem when it really doesn't?
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God knows we overmedicate and overdiagnose and ‘just throw drugs at’ everything else, so why not that?
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