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medicines

UK
/ˈmɛd.sɪnz/
US
/ˈmɛd.ɪ.sənz/

Translations

medicinenoun

medicines

pl

medicines
pl
The doctor prescribed a new medicine to help with her allergies.
Le médecin lui a prescrit un nouveau médicament pour soulager ses allergies.
He decided to study medicine because he wanted to help people.
Il a décidé d'étudier la médecine parce qu'il voulait aider les gens.
Additional translations
remèdeAu sens figuré : ce qui corrige ou améliore une situation.
remèdeSurtout dans les contextes traditionnels, rituels ou au sens figuré.
Synonyms
drug
pharmaceutical
therapy
cure
treatment
remedy
medication
medicineverb

medicines

medicined
Past Simple
medicined
Past Participle
medicining
Gerund
UK
/ˈmɛd.sɪn/
US
/ˈmɛd.ɪ.sən/
Rare, chiefly transitive: to treat or dose with medicine.
Additional translations
médicamenterEmploi rare ou littéraire.
Synonyms
medicate
dose
treat
administer medicine to
medicinate
drug

Definitions

medicinenoun
A substance or preparation used in treating disease or relieving pain.
The doctor prescribed a new medicine to help with her allergies.
The science and art dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention, alleviation, or cure of disease.
He decided to study medicine because he wanted to help people.
Any practice, object, or substance believed to possess remedial or magical power, especially in traditional cultures.
The shaman brewed a strong medicine to cure the village of its ills.
Something that serves as a remedy or corrective for an undesirable condition.
Tough criticism can be bitter medicine but it often leads to improvement.
medicineverb
To treat, dose, or supply with medicine.
The nurse medicined the patient before bedtime.
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