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

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

From BBC

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

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

From BBC