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dose

1 dose /ˈdoʊs/ noun
plural doses
1 dose
/ˈdoʊs/
noun
plural doses
Britannica Dictionary definition of DOSE
[count]
: the amount of a medicine, drug, or vitamin that is taken at one time
: an amount of a substance
: an amount of something that a person experiences

a dose of your own medicine

see medicine
2 dose /ˈdoʊs/ verb
doses; dosed; dosing
2 dose
/ˈdoʊs/
verb
doses; dosed; dosing
Britannica Dictionary definition of DOSE
[+ object]
: to give a dose of medicine to (someone or something) often + with
: to give an amount of a substance to (someone or something) usually + with
US : to add something to (something) usually + with