drug

nounmedication
verbput under influence of medication

Synonyms for drug

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Antonyms for drug

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Word Origin & History

late 14c. (early 14c. in Anglo-French), "medicine, chemical ingredients," from Old French droge "supply, stock, provision" (14c.), of unknown origin, perhaps from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German droge-vate "dry barrels," or droge waere, literally "dry wares," but specifically drugs and spices, with first element mistaken as word for the contents (see dry goods), or because medicines mostly consisted of dried herbs.

Cf. Latin species, in Late Latin "wares," then specialized to "spices" (French épice, English spice). The same source produced Italian and Spanish droga, Swedish drog.

Application to "narcotics and opiates" is late 19c., though association with "poisons" is 1500s. Druggie first recorded 1968. To be a drug on or in the market (mid-17c.) is of doubtful connection and may be a different word, perhaps a play on drag, which was sometimes drug c.1240-1800.

Example Sentences fordrug

That they would use the drug to excess there can be no doubt, and that is the main point.

I am sending this message from the drug store around the corner.

A swarm surrounded the drug store, the glass door of which stood open.

Mr. Graham, if you'll teach me the drug business I'll work for you for nothing.

Then I could drug him and we could carry him off at the lock and put him in a cell.

As they were passing the drug store they saw two girls going in.

They found quite a crowd in front of the "Emporium," as the drug store was called.

But what are we going to do when we get on the roof of the drug store?

The hall, where the dance was being held, was over the drug store.

There comes a time when common-sense is a drug in the market.

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