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 Word Forms

• nonsedated adjective
• oversedated adjective
• unsedated 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

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.

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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!

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The dog was sedated, removed from the property and taken to a vet where it was put down.

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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.

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The eels are sedated using clove oil so that Dr Evans and his PhD student group can easily measure them.

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