Definition of sedate Sedate
/sɪdejˈt/ - [sideyt] - se•date
We found 9 definitions of sedate from 6 different sources.
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What does sedate mean?
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| sedate - cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation" | ||
| calm, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise | ||
| energise, energize, perk up, brace, arouse, stimulate gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap" | ||
| affect act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate" | ||
| hypnotise, hypnotize, mesmerise, mesmerize induce hypnosis in | ||
Adjectivesedate, sedater, sedatest |
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| sedate - characterized by dignity and propriety | ||
| staid | ||
| decorous characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme" | ||
| sedate - dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence" | ||
| grave, sober, solemn | ||
| serious requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve; "raised serious objections to the proposal"; "the plan has a serious flaw" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sedate (a.)
Undisturbed by passion or caprice; calm; tranquil; serene; not passionate or giddy; composed; staid; as, a sedate soul, mind, or temper.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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sedate
To tranquilize by giving a sedative.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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sedate
sē-dāt′, adj. quiet: serene: serious.—adv. Sedāte′ly.—n. Sedāte′ness, composure: tranquillity.—adj. Sed′ative, tending to make sedate: moderating: allaying irritation or pain.—n. a medicine that allays irritation or pain. [L. sedāre, -ātum, to seat, akin to sedēre, to sit.]
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🔤- sedate, verb, present, 1st person singular of sedate (infinitive).
- sedate, verb (infinitive).
- sedate, adjective.
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