I.to treat by using φάρμακα, of a metal-worker, who hardens iron by plunging it in water, Od.
II.to heal or relieve by medicine, Plat.
2.to bewitch by potions or philtres: hence to bewitch by flattery, id=Plat.: metaph. in Pass. of a lamp, as φαρμασσομένη χρίματος παρηγορίαις Aesch.