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adjective

tending to calm or soothe.

allaying irritability or excitement; assuaging pain; lowering functional activity.

noun

a sedative drug or agent.

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English (adj.) (< Middle French sédatif) < Medieval Latin sēdātīvus, equivalent to Latin sēdāt(us) (see sedate) + -īvus -ive

Related forms

un·sed·a·tive, adjective

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Prescription drugs used specifically for improving sleeping are called sedative hypnotics.

Tasimelteon is not, in other words, merely acting as a sedative in the way that benzodiazepines such as diazepam and temazepam do.

When he was finished, he injected a drug to counteract the sedative.

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Prescription drugs used specifically for improving sleeping are called sedative hypnotics.

Tasimelteon is not, in other words, merely acting as a sedative in the way that benzodiazepines such as diazepam and temazepam do.

When he was finished, he injected a drug to counteract the sedative.

The sedative medications ward off convulsions and brain damage.

Depending on the amount taken in, nicotine can act as either a stimulant or a sedative.

It is a sedative to the viscera, a tonic, antipyretic.

Basically any sedative makes one slower by definition.

In medical school, a standard therapy was the sedative phenobarbital.

It had taken a few tries to find the vein, but the sedative was working.

Those who would do so should review the history of the sedative drug thalidomide.

Meyer had been given a sedative because his blood pressure and heartbeat were too high.

Previous pharmacological and animal studies had shown lavender oil to have a light sedative effect.

Phenobarbital is a barbiturate drug that doctors have long prescribed for its sedative and anti-seizure properties.

The psychotropic sedative chlormethiazole has been reported to reduce symptoms of.

The lynx is then injected with a sedative from a needle attached to a.

Some rejected it for producing a powerful sedative effect that makes it difficult for a recovering addict to perform job duties.

It also serves as a mild sedative in some herbal teas.

Being freed from sleeping censors may feel stimulating, but alcohol is in the sedative family of drugs.

Then they wait in a recovery room for about an hour as the sedative wears off.

Non-benzodiazepine sedative hypnotics may be better tolerated than benzodiazepines and have less risk of dependency.

Nutritionists have considered that the carbohydrate content of the hot dog bun might act as a sedative to overzealous fans.

In small doses it did block the sedative effects of flurazepam.

But he could not physically get past the delicious, sedative comfort of my soup repertory.

One astonishing property of nicotine is that it acts both as a stimulant and sedative.

Next, the eggs are extracted surgically, under an intravenous sedative.

Perper described her cause of death as combined drug intoxication, the primary drug being the potent sedative chloral hydrate.

Pentobarbital is a sedative that is often used to euthanize animals and to treat seizures in humans.

Before the test starts, you will be given a mild sedative to help you relax.

Local anesthetic is used, and you may ask for a sedative if you are anxious about the test.

Phenergan is sometimes used as an antihistamine, a sedative or a sleep aid.

Then the patients wait in a recovery room for about an hour as the sedative wears off.

Mettler's field producers called paramedics after an alcoholic they were filming overdosed on the sedative trazodone.

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sedative (ˈsɛdətɪv)

—*adj*
1.	having a soothing or calming effect
2.	of or relating to sedation

—n
3.	med a sedative drug or agent

[C15: from Medieval Latin sēdātīvus, from Latin sēdātus assuaged; see sedate¹]

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Word Origin & History

sedative

"tending to calm or soothe," early 15c., from M.L. sedativus "calming, allaying," from pp. stem of sedare (see sedate). The noun derivative meaning "a sedative drug" is attested from 1785.

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Medical Dictionary

sedative sed·a·tive (sěd'ə-tĭv)
adj.
Having a soothing, calming, or tranquilizing effect; reducing or relieving anxiety, stress, irritability, or excitement. n.
An agent or a drug that produces a soothing, calming, or tranquilizing effect.

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Science Dictionary

sedative

(sěd'ə-tĭv) Pronunciation Key
A drug having a calming or quieting effect, often given to reduce anxiety or to promote relaxation.

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