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physic

phys·ic [ fízzik ]


noun  (plural phys·ics)
Definition:
 
1. pick-me-up: something that lifts the spirits or energizes

2. profession of medicine: medicine or healing as an art or profession ( archaic )

3. medicine: a medicine, especially a purgative ( archaic )



transitive verb  (past and past participle phys·icked, present participle phys·ick·ing, 3rd person present singular phys·ics)
Definition:
 
treat somebody or something: to treat somebody or something with a medicine or cure ( archaic )

[13th century. Directly or via Old French fisique< Latin physica (see physics)]
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