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se⋅date

  [si-deyt] adjective, verb, -dat⋅ed, -dat⋅ing.
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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 sēdātus (ptp. of sēdāre to allay, quieten); akin to sedēre to sit 1

Related forms:
se⋅date⋅ly, adverb
se⋅date⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. collected, serene, unruffled, unperturbed. See staid.
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se·date 1   (sĭ-dāt')   
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.
se·date 2   (sĭ-dāt')   
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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: se·date
Pronunciation: si-'dAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: se·dat·ed; se·dat·ing
: to dose with sedatives
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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