overmedicate

IPA/ˌəʊ.vəˈmed.ɪ.keɪt/
IPA/ˌoʊ.vɚˈmed.ɪ.keɪt/

overmedicate — verb

  • overmedicatepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • overmedicates3rd person singular
  • overmedicating-ing form
  • overmedicatedpast simple

1. to give a person more medicine than is needed or safe

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to give a person more medicine than is needed or safe

例句

Rodrigo overmedicated his son with cough syrup during the flu.

pattern: overmedicate + person + with + medicine

The clinic was sued after staff overmedicated an elderly patient.

passive result: be sued after overmedicating someone

同義詞
  • overprescribe

    focuses on writing or ordering too much medicine, especially by a doctor

  • overtreat

    broader term for giving more treatment than is necessary

  • overdose

    usually describes taking a dangerously large amount, not the decision to give it

反義詞

文法句型

overmedicate + person

overmedicate + person + with + medicine

overmedicate + person + for + condition

用法筆記

Usually takes the person receiving the drug as its object and often adds with or for to name the medicine or problem. It often suggests bad treatment decisions rather than one sudden overdose.

常見錯誤

❌The doctor overmedicated to him.
✅The doctor overmedicated him.
💡Overmedicate takes the person directly as its object.