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sedate

American  
[si-deyt] / sɪˈdeɪt /

adjective

  1. calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement.

    a sedate party;

    a sedate horse.
    Synonyms:
    unperturbed, unruffled, serene, collected

verb (used with object)

sedated, sedating

  1. to put (a person) under sedation.

sedate 1 British  
/ sɪˈdeɪt /

adjective

  1. habitually calm and composed in manner; serene

  2. staid, sober, or decorous

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sedate 2 British  
/ sɪˈdeɪt /

verb

  1. (tr) to administer a sedative to

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Related Words

See staid.

Other Word Forms

  • sedately adverb
  • sedateness noun
  • unsedate adjective
  • unsedately adverb
  • unsedateness noun

Etymology

Origin of sedate

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

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