self-medicate

English

Etymology

From self- +‎ medicate.

Verb

self-medicate (third-person singular simple present self-medicates, present participle self-medicating, simple past and past participle self-medicated)

1. (transitive, intransitive, medicine) To consume a substance as a medication without the advice of a physician.

   Synonym: automedicate

Related terms

• self-medication
• self-medicator

Translations

Translations

• Galician: automedicarse
• Italian: autosomministrare
• Portuguese: automedicarse
• Spanish: automedicarse (es)
• Swedish: självmedicinera (sv)