What does Sedate mean?

Definitions for Sedate
sɪˈdeɪtse·date

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sedate, staidadjective

    characterized by dignity and propriety

  2. grave, sedate, sober, solemnverb

    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"

  3. sedate, calm, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquilliseverb

    cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to

    "The patient must be sedated before the operation"

Wiktionary

  1. sedateverb

    to tranquilize by giving a sedative; to calm; to soothe; to induce sleep.

  2. sedateadjective

    in a composed and temperate state.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. SEDATEadjective

    Calm; quiet; still; unruffled; undisturbed; serene.

    Etymology: sedatus, Latin.

    With count’nance calm and soul sedate,
    Thus Turnus. John Dryden, Æn.

    Disputation carries away the mind from that calm and sedate temper which is so necessary to contemplate truth. Isaac Watts.

Wikipedia

  1. Sedate

    Sedation is the reduction of irritability or agitation by administration of sedative drugs, generally to facilitate a medical procedure or diagnostic procedure. Examples of drugs which can be used for sedation include isoflurane, diethyl ether, propofol, etomidate, ketamine, pentobarbital, lorazepam and midazolam.

ChatGPT

  1. sedate

    Sedate is an adjective that describes someone or something that is calm, quiet, or composed, particularly in a dignified way. It can also be a verb which means to administer a sedative drug to induce calmness or relaxation, or to put under anesthesia.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sedateadjective

    undisturbed by passion or caprice; calm; tranquil; serene; not passionate or giddy; composed; staid; as, a sedate soul, mind, or temper

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. 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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  1. seated

  2. teased

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Sedate in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Sedate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Sedate in a Sentence

  1. Planckendael Zoo:

    After two attempts to sedate the lioness we had to put the animal to sleep with a shot.

  2. Rick Stanton:

    There was no scientific knowledge of anyone being sedated underwater, if you sedate anyone in the hospital, they are completely monitored and intubated and have resuscitation teams all around them.

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