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se·date

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–adjective

1.	calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement: a sedate party; a sedate horse.

–verb (used with object)

2.	to put (a person) under sedation.

[Origin: 1640–50; < L sédātus (ptp. of sédāre to allay, quieten); akin to sedére to sit¹

]

—Related forms

se·date·ly, adverb

se·date·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. collected, serene, unruffled, unperturbed. See staid.

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se·date¹ Audio Help (sĭ-dāt') Pronunciation Key
adj. Serenely deliberate, composed, and dignified in character or manner. See Synonyms at serious.

[Latin sēdātus, past participle of sēdāre, to settle, calm; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

se·date'ly adv., se·date'ness n.

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se·date² Audio Help (sĭ-dāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. se·dat·ed, se·dat·ing, se·dates
To administer a sedative to; calm or relieve by means of a sedative drug.

[Back-formation from sedative and sedation.]

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sedate (adj.)

1663, from L. sedatus "composed, moderate, quiet, tranquil," pp. of sedare "to settle, calm," causative of sedere "to sit" (see sedentary). The verb meaning "treat with sedatives" is a 1945 back-formation from the noun derivative of sedative (adj.).

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sedate
adjective
1.	characterized by dignity and propriety
2.	dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence" [syn: grave]
verb
1.	cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation" [ant: arouse]

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sedate [siˈdeit] adjective

calm, serious and dignified
Example: a sedate, middle-aged woman

Arabic:	رَزين، رَصين
Chinese (Simplified):	庄重的，安静的，稳重的
Chinese (Traditional):	莊重的，安靜的，穩重的
Czech:	rozvážný
Danish:	adstadig
Dutch:	bedaard
Estonian:	vaoshoitud
Finnish:	hillitty
French:	posé
German:	gesetzt
Greek:	σοβαρός, γαλήνιος, αξιοπρεπής
Hungarian:	higgadt
Icelandic:	hæglátur, alvörugefinn
Indonesian:	tenang
Japanese:	落着いた

Korean:	침착한, 냉정한
Latvian:	mierīgs; nosvērts; cienīgs
Lithuanian:	orus, rimtas, solidus
Norwegian:	sindig, stø
Polish:	stateczny
Portuguese (Brazil):	sóbrio
Portuguese (Portugal):	calmo
Romanian:	calm, liniştit
Russian:	степенный, уравновешенный
Slovak:	pokojný, rozvážny, vyrovnaný
Slovenian:	umirjen
Spanish:	tranquilo, sereno, sosegado
Swedish:	stillsam, lugn, sansad
Turkish:	ağır başlı, sakin

sedate [siˈdeit] verb

to give a sedative
Example: The doctor sedated her with some pills.

Arabic:	يُعْطي مُسَكِّنا
Chinese (Simplified):	使…镇静
Chinese (Traditional):	使…鎮靜
Czech:	dát sedativum
Danish:	berolige
Dutch:	kalmeren
Estonian:	rahusteid andma
Finnish:	antaa rauhoittavaa lääkettä
French:	donner un sédatif à qqn
German:	ruhig stellen
Greek:	χορηγώ καταπραϋντικό, ηρεμιστικό
Hungarian:	nyugtat(ót ad)
Icelandic:	gefa róandi lyf
Indonesian:	memberi obat penenang

Japanese:	静める
Latvian:	nomierināt ar zālēm
Lithuanian:	nuraminti
Norwegian:	gi beroligende middel
Polish:	podać środek uspokajający
Portuguese (Brazil):	dar sedativo, sedar
Portuguese (Portugal):	dar um sedativo
Romanian:	a seda
Russian:	давать успокоительное
Slovak:	po(dať) sedatívum
Slovenian:	pomiriti
Spanish:	sedar
Swedish:	ge lugnande medel, lugna
Turkish:	sakinleştirmek

See also: sedative

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Sedate

Se*date"\, a. [L. sedatus, p. p. of sedare, sedatum, to allay, calm, causative of sedere to sit. See Sit.] Undisturbed by passion or caprice; calm; tranquil; serene; not passionate or giddy; composed; staid; as, a sedate soul, mind, or temper.

Disputation carries away the mind from that calm and sedate temper which is so necessary to contemplate truth. --I. Watts.

Whatsoever we feel and know Too sedate for outward show. --Wordsworth.

Syn: Settled; composed; calm; quiet; tranquil; still; serene; unruffled; undisturbed; contemplative; sober; serious. -- Se*date"ly, adv. -- Se*date"ness, n.

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