sedate
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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.
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World English Dictionary
sedate1 (sɪˈdeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | habitually calm and composed in manner; serene |
| 2. | staid, sober, or decorous |
| [C17: from Latin sēdāre to soothe; related to sedēre to sit] | |
| se'dately1 | |
| —adv | |
| se'dateness1 | |
| —n | |
| sedate2 (sɪˈdeɪt) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to administer a sedative to | |
| [C20: back formation from | |
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Word Origin & History
sedate
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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Medical Dictionary
sedate se·date (sĭ-dāt')
v. se·dat·ed, se·dat·ing, se·dates
To administer a sedative to; calm or relieve by means of a sedative drug.
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Example sentences
These relatively sedate offerings sometimes come from unlikely companies.
His bullying and strong-arming didn't fit in the sedate corporate world.
They arrange for him to make his relatively sedate second video.
They also had plenty of info, good spirit, and beer to keep us sedate.
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