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dose

Definition

noun: the amount of a medicine, drug, or vitamin that is taken at one time
noun: the measured quantity of a therapeutic agent to be taken at one time
verb: to give a dose of medicine to (someone or something)
verb: to give a dose to
often + 'with'

Examples

The pasta sauce was heavily 'dosed with' garlic. [=there was a lot of garlic in the pasta sauce]
Her parents hoped a daily 'dose' of hard work would keep her out of trouble.
Most patients are 'dosed' at 50 milligrams per day.

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(..) What's possible? I sat over her body... and watched her die. You saw what we needed you to see. Once she was safe on the ventilator, one large dose of a beta blocker dropped her cardiac output and pulse to a level just barely detectable under the best of circumstances, let alone with a (..)
2016 TvShow: The Blacklist Title: Alexander Kirk (No. 14): Conclusion Season: 3 Episode 23