sedately
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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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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 | |
| sedate1 (sɪˈdeɪt) | |
| —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
Some have chosen to play the game a bit more sedately.
Here the action was in the restaurant, where diners sat sedately eating their tapas and entrees.
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