sedated

[ si-dey-tid ]

adjective

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

Origin of sedated

First recorded in 1940–45; sedate + -ed² for the adjective; sedate + -ed¹ for the verb

She was sedated during the procedure, but that is is not always the case.
Egypt: Stop Mutilating Little Girls! | Bel Trew | April 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Babies and toddlers who do not “behave” are medicated and sedated with drugs such as Phenobarbital, a common antiseizure drug.
Russia’s Adoption Ban Is Cruel and Vindictive to All | Dr. Jane Aronson | December 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Currently, prescription sleep medications like Ambien and Lunesta keep the brain steadily sedated throughout the night.
Why You Wake Up At Night | Casey Schwartz | March 10, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
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 | THE DAILY BEAST
Inez was still sedated, but she clearly understood what had taken place in the last few minutes.
John Grisham's First Short Story: Part Two | John Grisham | October 26, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST

Maybe my pulse is obstropulous, an ought to be sedated down.
The Doctor's Red Lamp | Various
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

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