sedated

American  

[si-dey-tid] / sɪˈdeɪ tɪd /

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.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• nonsedated adjective
• oversedated adjective
• unsedated adjective

Etymology

Origin of sedated

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

Example Sentences

Officers searched him and found two emaciated and potentially sedated orange-fronted parakeets — the victims of an alleged botched smuggling attempt — stuffed in his underwear, according to court documents.

From Los Angeles Times

The patient is sedated and covered up on the operating table.

From BBC

They are also highly sensitive to anaesthesia and so cannot be kept sedated for long, a result of their unique build -- "the heart to the brain is quite long," Mijele explained.

From Barron's

I was completely sedated for my previous births, which was the mode of the day, but by the time Sofia was born times had changed, and I was awake and so completely and utterly thrilled!

From The Wall Street Journal

The Colombian survivor arrived in his homeland "with a traumatic brain injury, sedated, medicated, and breathing with the help of a ventilator", according to Colombia's interior minister.

From BBC