verb transitive #2713

mĕdĭco

2nd PP mĕdĭcāre · 3rd PP mĕdĭcāvi · 4th PP mĕdĭcātum · conj. 1st

to heal, cure poetic

to heal, cure (poet. and in post-Aug. prose for the class. medeor).

literal

With acc.: ego istum lepide medicabo metum, Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 40: (apes) odore… with accusative ••

With acc.: ego istum lepide medicabo metum, Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 40: (apes) odore galbani, Col. 9, 13, 7: vulneris aestus, Sil. 6, 98: furores, Nemes. Ecl. 2, 28.—

With dat.: tremulis membris, Ser. Samm. 48, 902.— with dative •

With dat.: tremulis membris, Ser. Samm. 48, 902.—

by extension

To impart the virtue of a remedy, give healing power to •

To impart the virtue of a remedy, give healing power to: hoc fusum labris splendentibus amnem Inficit, occulte medicans, Verg. A. 12, 418.—

To besprinkle with the juice of herbs, to medicate ••

To besprinkle with the juice of herbs, to medicate: semina, to steep, Verg. G. 1, 193: semina omnia suco herbae quae sedum appellatur, medicare, Col. 11, 30, 40: exigua portione medicatur aqua, id. 6, 4, 4; 9, 13, 3: vinum medicatum, i. e. spurious, adulterated, id. 1, 6, 20: merum, Front. 2, 5, 12: ficus, Plin. 16, 27, 51, § 118.

To color, dye •

To color, dye, with tingere: capillos, Ov. Am. 1, 14, 6.—Hence, mĕdĭcātus, a, um, P. a.

Besprinkled with juices, sprinkled, medicated; produced by a juice; a charm poetic ••

Besprinkled with juices, sprinkled, medicated (poet. and post-Aug.): semina suco herbae sedi, Col. 1, 3: sedes, places sprinkled with the juice of herbs, Verg. G. 4, 65: somnus, produced by a juice or a charm, Ov. H. 12, 107: fruges, Verg. A. 6, 420: lana medicata fuco, stained, dyed, Hor. C. 3, 5, 28: Amyclaeis medicatum vellus ahenis, Ov. R. Am. 707.—To poison: boletum medicatum, i. e. poisoned, Suet. Claud. 44: herbae, Col. 11, 3, 64; cf.: medicata veneno tela, Sil. 7, 453: medicatae cuspidis ictus, id. 13, 197: mortui, embalmed, Mel. 1, 57.—

Useful; good for healing, medicinal ••

Useful or good for healing, medicinal: aquae medicatae, Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 9: sapor aquae, Plin. Ep. 8, 20, 4: fontes, Cels. 4, 5; Sen. Prov. 2, 1; Plin. 2, 93, 95, § 207: potio, Curt. 3, 6, 2: inguen, Juv. 12, 36.—Comp.: lac bubulum medicatius, Plin. 28, 9, 33, § 124.—Sup.: res medicatissimae, Plin. 28, 7, 23, § 78.

Perseus ID: n28327 Key: medico