sedate
11sedate — sedately, adv. sedateness, n. /si dayt /, adj., v., sedated, sedating. adj. 1. calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement: a sedate party; a sedate horse. v.t. 2. to put (a person) under sedation. [1640 50; < L sedatus (ptp.… …
12sedate — {{11}}sedate (adj.) 1660s, from L. sedatus composed, moderate, quiet, tranquil, pp. of sedare to settle, calm, causative of sedere to sit (see SEDENTARY (Cf. sedentary)). {{12}}sedate (v.) treat with sedatives, 1945, a back formation from the… …
13sedate — 1 adjective 1 moving in a slow and rather formal way: a sedate procession 2 peaceful, ordinary, and not very exciting: a sedate seaside town on the South Coast sedately adverb sedateness noun (U) 2 verb (transitive often passive) to make someone… …
14sedate — I verb the patient had to be sedated Syn: tranquilize, put under sedation, drug II adjective 1) a sedate pace Syn: slow, steady, dignified, unhurried, relaxed, measured, leisurely, slow moving, easy …
15sedate — adj. Sedate is used with these nouns: ↑walk …
16sedate — [sɪˈdeɪt] adj I quiet or slow, and not likely to shock people or attract attention sedately adv II verb [T] sedate [sɪˈdeɪt] to give someone a SEDATIVE …
17sedate — I. adjective Etymology: Latin sedatus, from past participle of sedare to calm; akin to sedēre to sit more at sit Date: 1663 keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace ; unruffled Synonyms: see serious • sedately adverb • sedateness …
18sedate — 1. adjective in a composed and temperate state. 2. verb to tranquilize by giving a sedative; to calm; to soothe; to …
19sedate — To bring under the influence of a sedative. [L. sedatus; see sedation] * * * se·date si dāt vt, se·dat·ed; se·dat·ing to dose with sedatives <the patient was sedated before the procedure> …
20sedate — Synonyms and related words: anesthetize, aristocratic, august, calm, collected, composed, controlled, conventional, cool, courtly, decorous, demure, detached, dignified, dispassionate, dope, drug, earnest, entrance, even tempered, formal,… …
