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[ si-deyt ] / sɪˈdeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sedate ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecalm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement: a sedate party; a sedate horse. verb (used with object), se·dat·ed, se·dat·ing.to put (a person) under sedation. Origin of sedateFirst recorded in 1640–50; <Latin sēdātus (past participle of sēdāre “to allay, quieten”); akin to sedēre “to sit”; see sit1 SYNONYMS FOR sedate1 collected, serene, unruffled, unperturbed. SEE SYNONYMS FOR sedate ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for sedate1. See staid. OTHER WORDS FROM sedatese·date·ly, adverbse·date·ness, nounun·se·date, adjectiveun·se·date·ly, adverb un·se·date·ness, noun Words nearby sedateSED, Sedalia, sedan, sedan chair, Sedarim, sedate, sedation, sedative, Seddon, Sedecias, se defendendo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sedateYou have kept the same sedate occupation for two decades, parceling out the wealth of the dead amongst the living. The first murder|Katie McLean|August 19, 2020|MIT Technology Review It is unclear how Trierweiler came to the conclusion that the Élysée had allegedly been ordering the doctors to sedate her. Hell Hath No Fury Like Valerie Trierweiler, the French President’s Ex|Lizzie Crocker|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST They are introduced; they call each other “Mr.” and “Miss”; they dance a sedate foxtrot. Adam Hochschild on Keeping Company With His Dying Father|Adam Hochschild|June 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST He boasted of doing so much drugs that he had enough “running through my circulatory system to sedate Guatemala.” The Real Wolf of Wall Street: Jordan Belfort’s Vulgar Memoirs|Jimmy So|December 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I don't quite understand how a city can be so sedate and frenetic at the same time, but somehow Los Angeles manages it. On the Road, Old Bean: Two Brits Adventures in America|Jessica Ferri|December 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST Where Citrus County felt like a coiled spring, the pace of A Million Heavens is sedate, diffused among a dozen or so characters. 3 Must-Read Offbeat Novels: ‘A Million Heavens,’ ‘The Investigation,’ ‘Office Girl’|Drew Toal, Kevin Canfield, Daniel Roberts|July 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST He was silent and sedate, and conducted himself with astonishing dignity. Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity|Sir Monier Monier-Williams But a sedate Newfoundland dog of my acquaintance proceeds more soberly in his work. Animal Intelligence|George J. Romanes The manners of the women of the Tyrol are gentle and sedate. Austria|Frederick Shoberl I have got a picture for you of my ‘cart and four’, with sedate Choslullah and dear little Mohammed. Letters from the Cape|Lady Duff Gordon Though from his dish the Maiden ate, The Queen sat happy and sedate. Poems by the Way|William Morris
British Dictionary definitions for sedate (1 of 2)
adjectivehabitually calm and composed in manner; serene staid, sober, or decorous Derived forms of sedatesedately, adverbsedateness, nounWord Origin for sedateC17: from Latin sēdāre to soothe; related to sedēre to sit British Dictionary definitions for sedate (2 of 2)
verb(tr) to administer a sedative to Word Origin for sedateC20: back formation from sedative Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sedateserene, solemn, decorous, somber, quiet, staid, placid, laid-back, sober, tranquil, unflappable, dignified, composed, deliberate, steady, grave, cool, demure, dispassionate, earnest Medical definitions for sedate
v.To administer a sedative to; calm or relieve by means of a sedative drug. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |