# dose

Pronunciation: say "DOHS" US /doʊs/, UK /dəʊs/

## Noun

1. A measured amount of medicine meant to be taken at one time.
   - Simple: A set amount of medicine to take at one time.
   - _The label warned against taking more than one dose within six hours._
   - _Nurses recorded each dose the patient received throughout the night._
2. The amount of a substance, agent, or radiation taken in or received at one time.
   - Simple: An amount of a substance or radiation that someone gets at one time.
   - _Technicians calculated the radiation dose each patient absorbed during the scan._
   - _The dose of caffeine in a single cup of coffee varies by brew._
4. A generous measure or extended experience of something.
   - Simple: A large amount or long experience of something.
   - _His speech delivered a heavy dose of reality to the new recruits._
   - _We got a full dose of city life during our stay._
7. A common cold: a viral illness of the nasal passages, sometimes accompanied by fever. *(colloquial, Ireland)*
   - Simple: A cold: a common illness that blocks your nose and may bring a fever.
   - _She caught a dose that left her sniffling for a week._
   - _A bad dose kept him in bed with a fever for days._

## Verb

3. To give a measured amount of medicine to a person or animal.
   - Simple: To give someone a measured amount of medicine.
   - _Veterinarians dose horses according to body weight._
   - _The pharmacist showed her how to dose the child safely._
5. To work out and prescribe the correct amount of a medicine.
   - Simple: To work out and order the right amount of medicine for someone.
   - _Physicians dose according to age, weight, and kidney function._
   - _It can be hard to dose accurately when patient records are incomplete._
6. To secretly give an unwilling person a drug that leaves them helpless.
   - Simple: To secretly give someone a drug that makes them weak or unable to act.
   - _The bartender noticed a man attempting to dose a customer's glass._
   - _She feared that someone had tried to dose her during the night._

## Noun

8. Something unpleasant that one is forced to accept or endure. *(dated)*
   - Simple: Something unpleasant that you have to put up with.
   - _The criticism was a bitter dose, but he accepted it without protest._
   - _Defeat is a hard dose for any champion to swallow._
9. A sexually transmitted infection. *(dated)*
   - Simple: An infection passed on through sex.
   - _He caught a dose during shore leave and visited the clinic in secret._
   - _The doctor confirmed it was a dose and prescribed the usual treatment._
11. Archaic form of doze. *(archaic)* — Archaic form of doze.
   - Simple: Archaic form of doze. An old spelling of the word for a short, light sleep.

## Verb

10. To pass a venereal disease on to another person. *(dated)*
   - Simple: To give someone a disease that spreads through sex.
   - _The sailor accused the woman of dosing him during shore leave._
   - _He feared the encounter might dose him with something he couldn't cure._
12. Archaic form of doze. *(archaic)* — Archaic form of doze.
   - Simple: Archaic form of doze. An old spelling of the word for sleeping lightly.

## Origin

Borrowed from Middle French dose, from Late Latin dosis, from Ancient Greek δόσις (dósis, "a portion prescribed," literally "a giving"), used by Galen and other Greek physicians for an amount of medicine, ultimately from δίδωμι (dídōmi, "to give").

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