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Drug

/drʌɡ/
A substance used for medical treatment to reduce symptoms or cure an illness, often affecting the body or mind.

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Examples:

Never start taking drugs.

'Lady Clarke is usually drugged.

The drugs make her suspicious and imaginative.

Etymology:

etymology
Derived in the late Middle English from Old French "drogue", possibly from Middle Dutch "droge vate" meaning "dry barrels", for transport of dry goods.

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