premedicate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pre- +‎ medicate

Verb[edit]

premedicate (third-person singular simple present premedicates, present participle premedicating, simple past and past participle premedicated)

  1. To medicate beforehand, such as medicating before a surgical procedure.

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