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sedative

(sedətɪv)
Word forms: plural sedatives
1. countable noun
A sedative is a medicine or drug that calms you or makes you sleep.
They use opium as a sedative, rather than as a narcotic.
Synonyms: tranquillizer, narcotic, sleeping pill, opiate More Synonyms of sedative
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Something that has a sedative effect calms you or makes you sleep.
Amber bath oil has a sedative effect.
Synonyms: calming, relaxing, soothing, allaying More Synonyms of sedative

sedative in British English

(ˈsɛdətɪv)
adjective
1. 
having a soothing or calming effect
2. 
of or relating to sedation
noun
3.  medicine
a sedative drug or agent
Word origin
C15: from Medieval Latin sēdātīvus, from Latin sēdātus assuaged; see sedate1

sedative in American English

(ˈsɛdətɪv)
adjective
1. 
tending to soothe or quiet
2.  Medicine
having the property of lessening excitement, nervousness, or irritation
noun
3. 
a sedative medicine
Word origin
MFr sédatif < ML sedativus < L sedatus: see sedate1

sedative in the Pharmaceutical Industry

(sɛdətɪv)
Word forms: (regular plural) sedatives
noun
(Pharmaceutical: Drugs)
A sedative is a medicine or drug that has a calming or tranquilizing effect.
They use opium as a sedative to calm patients, rather than as a narcotic.
A mild sedative can calm a patient and help them to sleep.
A sedative is a medicine or drug that has a calming or tranquilizing effect.

Examples of 'sedative' in a sentence
sedative

They are given sedatives before being tattooed.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They are sedative in effect and often make people feel drowsy.
Turner, Roger Newman The Hayfever Handbook - a summer survival guide (1988)
With fewer sedative drugs that can happen faster.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The sedative action is not impressive but they do seem to help the vertigo.
Trickett, Shirley Coming Off Tranquillizers and Sleeping Pills (1991)
It does not have a sedative effect.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Hearing about minimal movement of the steering wheel and correct readings had a sedative effect.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Both groups have a similar sedative effect on the brain and can impair drivers.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
We'd give them a sedative to quiet them down.
Christianity Today (2000)
In particular, mixtures of sedative drugs can be very dangerous.
Cohen, Julian & Kay, James Taking Drugs Seriously (1994)
She was being given sedatives to calm muscle spasms, they said.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Police say that it is not illegal to give animals sedatives in Jersey.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Many patients are given mild sedatives or anti-depressants.
Knowles, Jane Know Your Own Mind (1991)
A woman laced her husband's food with powerful sedatives to find out if he was having an affair.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
A mild sedative and some anaesthetic to numb the back of the throat helps to minimise any gag reflex as you swallow the camera tube.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Perhaps The Abbey should have taken a sedative first.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But if that blood test really is necessary, he may agree to give you a mild sedative an hour or so beforehand to calm you down.
The Sun (2016)
Well, that depends on whether 10 million would prove a powerful enough sedative to allow you to sleep soundly at night.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)

In other languages
sedative

British English: sedative /ˈsɛdətɪv/ NOUN
A sedative is a drug that calms you or makes you sleep.
He will have a sedative before the operation.
  • American English: sedative
  • Arabic: مُسَكِّن
  • Brazilian Portuguese: sedativo
  • Chinese: 镇静剂
  • Croatian: sedativ
  • Czech: sedativum
  • Danish: beroligende middel
  • Dutch: slaapmiddel
  • European Spanish: sedante
  • Finnish: rauhoittava lääke
  • French: calmant
  • German: Beruhigungsmittel
  • Greek: ηρεμιστικό
  • Italian: sedativo
  • Japanese: 鎮静剤
  • Korean: 진정제
  • Norwegian: beroligende middel
  • Polish: środek uspokajający
  • European Portuguese: sedativo
  • Romanian: sedativ
  • Russian: успокоительное средство
  • Latin American Spanish: sedante
  • Swedish: lugnande medel
  • Thai: ยาระงับประสาท
  • Turkish: yatıştırıcı
  • Ukrainian: заспокійливий засіб
  • Vietnamese: thuốc an thần

Chinese translation of 'sedative'

sedative

(ˈsɛdɪtɪv)

n (c)

  1. 镇(鎮)静(靜)剂(劑) (zhènjìngjì) (只, zhī)
(adjective) 
Definition
having a soothing or calming effect
Amber bath oil has a sedative effect.
Synonyms
calming
relaxing
I find cooking very relaxing.
soothing
Put on some nice soothing music.
allaying
anodyne
soporific
the soporific effects of alcohol
sleep-inducing
tranquillizing
calmative
lenitive
(noun) 
Definition
a sedative drug or agent that makes people sleep or calm down
They use opium as a sedative.
Synonyms
tranquillizer
100 tablets of a powerful tranquillizer
narcotic
He appears to be under the influence of some sort of narcotic.
sleeping pill
opiate
She had to take opiates to control the pain.
anodyne
Leisure is a kind of anodyne.
calmative
downer or down (slang)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of anodyne
Definition
something that relieves pain or distress
Leisure is a kind of anodyne.
Synonyms
painkiller,
narcotic,
palliative,
analgesic,
pain reliever
in the sense of lenitive
Synonyms
soothing,
easing,
calming,
relieving,
assuaging,
palliative,
mollifying,
alleviative,
mitigative
in the sense of narcotic
Definition
a drug, such as opium or morphine, that produces numbness and drowsiness, used medicinally but addictive
He appears to be under the influence of some sort of narcotic.
Synonyms
drug,
anaesthetic,
downer (informal),
painkiller,
sedative,
opiate,
palliative,
tranquillizer,
anodyne,
analgesic

Nearby words of
sedative

  • secure
  • security
  • sedate
  • sedative
  • sedentary
  • sediment
  • sedition

Synonyms of 'sedative'

sedative

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of opiate
Definition
a narcotic or sedative drug containing opium
She had to take opiates to control the pain.
Synonyms
narcotic,
drug,
downer (slang),
painkiller,
sedative,
tranquillizer,
bromide,
anodyne,
analgesic,
soporific,
pacifier,
nepenthe
in the sense of relaxing
I find cooking very relaxing.
Synonyms
restful,
calming,
soothing,
tranquillizing
in the sense of soothing
Put on some nice soothing music.
Synonyms
calming,
relaxing,
peaceful,
quiet,
calm,
restful
in the sense of soporific
Definition
causing sleep
the soporific effects of alcohol
Synonyms
sleep-inducing,
hypnotic,
sedative,
sleepy,
somnolent,
tranquillizing,
somniferous (rare)
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