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drug vs medicate

medicate vs drug

drug is a noun but medicate is not a noun.

drug and medicate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
drug Yes No Yes No
medicate No No Yes No
As verbs, medicate is a hypernym of drug; that is, medicate is a word with a broader meaning than drug:
  • drug: administer a drug to
  • medicate: treat medicinally, treat with medicine
Other hypernyms of drug include medicine.
drug (noun) medicate (noun)
a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
drug (verb) medicate (verb)
administer a drug to treat medicinally, treat with medicine
use recreational drugs impregnate with a medicinal substance
Difference between drug and medicate

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