I.to heal, cure (poet. and in post-Aug. prose for the class. medeor).
I. Lit.
(α).
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.—
II. Transf.
A. To impart the virtue of a remedy, give healing power to: “hoc fusum labris splendentibus amnem Inficit, occulte medicans,” Verg. A. 12, 418.—
B. 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.
1. 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.—
2. 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.
