self-medicate
verb/ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪt/
/ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪt/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they self-medicate | /ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪt/ /ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪt/ |
| he / she / it self-medicates | /ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪts/ /ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪts/ |
| past simple self-medicated | /ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪtɪd/ /ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪtɪd/ |
| past participle self-medicated | /ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪtɪd/ /ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form self-medicating | /ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪtɪŋ/ /ˌself ˈmedɪkeɪtɪŋ/ |
- to take medicine or drugs without getting permission from a doctor or without following a doctor's instructions
- She self-medicated to relieve the pain.
- self-medicate for something A lot of people self-medicate for minor ailments like colds.
- self-medicate (something) (with something) She self-medicated her symptoms with herbal remedies.
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- to drink or take drugs to reduce feelings of stress or try to improve other health problems
- self-medicate for something He spent years abusing drugs to self-medicate for depression.
- self-medicate (something) (with something) People sometimes self-medicate their mental health issues with drugs or alcohol.
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