medicate vs salve

medicate is not a noun while salve is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
medicate	No	No	Yes	No
salve	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, salve is a hyponym of medicate; that is, salve is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than medicate:

Other hyponyms of medicate include dose, drug.

medicate (noun)	salve (noun)
	anything that remedies or heals or soothes
	semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation

medicate (verb)	salve (verb)
treat medicinally, treat with medicine	apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing
impregnate with a medicinal substance	save from ruin, destruction, or harm