1 C1 informal
To give someone their necessary medication, especially before they need to manage through a day or activity.
"She made sure to medicine up the kids before they left for the field trip."
separable
medicine up
C1 informal separable transitive
To give someone (or take) the necessary medication before sending them out or facing a challenge.
In plain English
Give someone all their medicine — like a parent giving a sick child their pills before school.
What does "medicine up" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To fill someone 'up' with medicine — transparent in its informal logic.
Actually means
Give someone all their medicine — like a parent giving a sick child their pills before school.
Usage tip
Very informal and colloquial, mostly used in family or caregiving contexts. Not standard medical language. Often implies giving someone medication so they can manage through the day. Not widely attested as a fixed phrasal verb and may be considered a nonce formation by some speakers.
Words that pair with "medicine up"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
child patient kid morning before school
How to conjugate "medicine up"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
medicine up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
medicines up
he/she/it
Past simple
medicined up
yesterday
Past participle
medicined up
have + pp
-ing form
medicining up
continuous
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administer medication dose up give medicine to medicate
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