sedate

[ si-deyt ]
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adjective
  1. calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement: a sedate party;a sedate horse.

verb (used with object),se·dat·ed, se·dat·ing.
  1. to put (a person) under sedation.

Origin of sedate

1
First recorded in 1640–50; from Latin sēdātus (past participle of sēdāre “to allay, quieten”); akin to sedēre “to sit”; see sit1

synonym study For sedate

1. See staid.

Other words for sedate

Other words from sedate

  • se·date·ly, adverb
  • se·date·ness, noun
  • un·se·date, adjective
  • un·se·date·ly, adverb
  • un·se·date·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for sedate (1 of 2)

sedate1

/ (sɪˈdeɪt) /


adjective
  1. habitually calm and composed in manner; serene

  2. staid, sober, or decorous

Origin of sedate

1
C17: from Latin sēdāre to soothe; related to sedēre to sit

Derived forms of sedate

  • sedately, adverb
  • sedateness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for sedate (2 of 2)

sedate2

/ (sɪˈdeɪt) /


verb
  1. (tr) to administer a sedative to

Origin of sedate

2
C20: back formation from sedative

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