sedate
[si-deyt]
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.
Origin of sedate
Synonyms for sedate
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Related Words for sedated
sedate, mitigate, placate, appease, relax, assuage, relieve, steady, quiet, soothe, settle, alleviate, pacify, mollify, allay, cool, desensitize, anesthetize, medicate, dopeExamples from the Web for sedated
Contemporary Examples of sedated
She was sedated during the procedure, but that is is not always the case.
Babies and toddlers who do not “behave” are medicated and sedated with drugs such as Phenobarbital, a common antiseizure drug.
My first thoughts were not of Ms. Giffords, who at that point was in surgery or at least sedated.
There was just this story yesterday, a woman smuggled a sedated monkey into the United States.
Historical Examples of sedated
Maybe my pulse is obstropulous, an ought to be sedated down.
The Doctor's Red LampVarious
He typed until they sedated him, and then typed some more when he woke up.
MakersCory Doctorow
ECT is administered after a patient has been sedated and given a general anesthetic.
When You Don't Know Where to TurnSteven J. Bartlett
sedate
1adjective
Word Origin for sedate
C17: from Latin sēdāre to soothe; related to sedēre to sit
sedate
2verb
Word Origin for sedate
C20: back formation from sedative
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sedate
[sĭ-dāt′]
v.
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