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

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 • Nov. 11, 2025

"He arrived with brain trauma, sedated, drugged, breathing with a ventilator," Interior Minister Armando Benedetti said.

From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025

Was a sedated flight back to his native Europe really a possibility or farfetched?

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2025

The conditions are harsh, with crazy winds and parched terrain cooking up one calamity after another, and anyone who isn’t on edge is either in denial, sedated or a renter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025

He limped for weeks, and was forbidden from seeing Brother Cyrus, who’d grown so agitated by his visit that he’d had to be sedated.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor