"polymedicate" meaning in English

See polymedicate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: polymedicates [present, singular, third-person], polymedicating [participle, present], polymedicated [participle, past], polymedicated [past]
Etymology: poly- + medicate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|poly|medicate}} poly- + medicate Head templates: {{en-verb}} polymedicate (third-person singular simple present polymedicates, present participle polymedicating, simple past and past participle polymedicated)
  1. (transitive) To medicate with more than one medication. Tags: transitive Related terms: polymedication
    Sense id: en-polymedicate-en-verb-DEDuJqFG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with poly-

Inflected forms

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