dose
/doʊs/
verb
- To give someone a measured amount of medicine or drug.
- Be careful not to dose the child too much.
- The nurse dosed the patient every four hours.
- He dosed himself with vitamin C to fight the cold.
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noun
- A specific quantity of a medicine or drug taken at one time.
- The nurse measured the correct dose of insulin.
- She took a dose of cough syrup before bed.
- A single dose of the vaccine is enough.
- An amount of something, especially something unpleasant, that one experiences or receives.
- She needed a dose of good news after a bad day.
- He got a heavy dose of criticism for his mistake.
- The city received a dose of cold weather this week.
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