sedate

[ si-deyt ]

/ sɪˈdeɪt /

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adjective

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.

to put (a person) under sedation.

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Origin of sedate

1640–50; < Latin sēdātus (past participle of sēdāre to allay, quieten); akin to sedēre to sit¹

SYNONYMS FOR sedate

1 collected, serene, unruffled, unperturbed. See staid.

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OTHER WORDS FROM sedate

se·date·ly, adverbse·date·ness, nounun·se·date, adjectiveun·se·date·ly, adverb

un·se·date·ness, noun

Words nearby sedate

sed, sedalia, sedan, sedan chair, sedarim, sedate, sedation, sedative, seddon, sedecias, sedentary

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Example sentences from the Web for sedated

She was sedated during the procedure, but that is is not always the case.
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Babies and toddlers who do not “behave” are medicated and sedated with drugs such as Phenobarbital, a common antiseizure drug.
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My first thoughts were not of Ms. Giffords, who at that point was in surgery or at least sedated.
Gabrielle Giffords' Difficult Path Back From a Brain Injury|Lee Woodruff|January 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
There was just this story yesterday, a woman smuggled a sedated monkey into the United States.
Anderson Cooper Hunts Sharks, Monkeys and Wild Rats|Henry Seltzer|December 11, 2008|DAILY BEAST

He typed until they sedated him, and then typed some more when he woke up.
Makers|Cory Doctorow
ECT is administered after a patient has been sedated and given a general anesthetic.
When You Don't Know Where to Turn|Steven J. Bartlett
Maybe my pulse is obstropulous, an ought to be sedated down.
The Doctor's Red Lamp|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sedated (1 of 2)

sedate¹

/ (sɪˈdeɪt) /

adjective

habitually calm and composed in manner; serene

staid, sober, or decorous

Derived forms of sedate

sedately, adverbsedateness, noun

Word Origin for sedate

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

British Dictionary definitions for sedated (2 of 2)

sedate²

/ (sɪˈdeɪt) /

verb

(tr) to administer a sedative to

Word Origin for sedate

C20: back formation from sedative

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Medical definitions for sedated

sedate

[ sĭ-dāt′ ]

v.

To administer a sedative to; calm or relieve by means of a sedative drug.

sedate

adjective

verb (used with object), se·dat·ed, se·dat·ing.

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British Dictionary definitions for sedated (1 of 2)

adjective

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verb

Word Origin for sedate

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