sedated

[ si-dey-tid ]

adjective

1. mentally calmed or in a state of lowered physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug:

   A small, flexible tube is slipped into the mouth of the sedated patient, all the way down into the top of the small intestine.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of sedate.

Other Words From

• non·se·dat·ed adjective
• o·ver·se·dat·ed adjective
• un·se·dat·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sedated¹

First recorded in 1940–45; sedate + -ed ²( def ) for the adjective; sedate + -ed ¹( def ) for the verb

Example Sentences

The teenager was taken to hospital that afternoon and was sedated for two days before being taken to ICU for a number of days.

From BBC

Some are sedated only to wake up with a Caesarean-like incision mark.

From BBC

It sounds straightforward, but patients must be sedated for the procedure, which means they lose a day of work.

From Los Angeles Times

The woman was so heavily sedated she was not aware of the repeat abuse, her lawyers say.

From BBC

Ms. Wells continued to act violently once officers boarded, breaking the seat in front of her, before she was sedated and removed from the plane.

From New York Times