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sedate
[ si-deyt ]
adjective
- calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement:
a sedate party;
a sedate horse.
Synonyms: unperturbed, unruffled, serene, collected
verb (used with object)
, se·dat·ed, se·dat·ing.
- to put (a person) under sedation.
sedate
1/ sɪˈdeɪt /
verb
- tr to administer a sedative to
sedate
2/ sɪˈdeɪt /
adjective
- habitually calm and composed in manner; serene
- staid, sober, or decorous
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Derived Forms
- seˈdately, adverb
- seˈdateness, noun
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Other Words From
- se·date·ly adverb
- se·date·ness noun
- un·se·date adjective
- un·se·date·ly adverb
- un·se·date·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sedate1
C20: back formation from sedative
Origin of sedate2
C17: from Latin sēdāre to soothe; related to sedēre to sit
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Synonym Study
See staid.
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