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   Dose

   /dōs/

   

   noun

   • 1. a quantity of a medicine or drug taken or recommended to be taken at a particular time: "he took a dose of cough medicine" Similar amountquantitymeasureportiondosagedrenchdraftoverdoselethal doseinformal:hit
   • ▪ an amount of ionizing radiation received or absorbed at one time or over a specified period: "a dose of radiation exceeding safety limits"
   • ▪ a venereal infection.
   • ▪ a quantity of something regarded as analogous to medicine in being necessary but unpleasant: "I wanted to give you a dose of the hell you put me through"

   verb

   • 1. administer a dose to (a person or animal): "he dosed himself with vitamins"
   • ▪ adulterate or blend (a substance) with another substance: "the champagne was dosed with sugar"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French, via late Latin from Greek dosis ‘gift’, from didonai ‘give’.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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