The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Medicate \Med"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Medicated; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Medicating.] [L. medicatus, p. p. of medicare,
   medicari. See Medicable.]
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   1. To tincture or impregnate with anything medicinal; to
      drug. "Medicated waters." --Arbuthnot.
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   2. To treat with medicine.
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