self-medicate

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self- +‎ medicate

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self-medicate (third-person singular simple present self-medicates, present participle self-medicating, simple past and past participle self-medicated)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, medicine) To consume a substance as a medication without the advice of a physician.
    Synonym: automedicate

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