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sedate
[si-deyt]
adjective
calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement.
a sedate party;
a sedate horse.
Synonyms: , , ,
verb (used with object)
to put (a person) under sedation.
sedate
1/ ɪˈɪ /
adjective
habitually calm and composed in manner; serene
staid, sober, or decorous
sedate
2/ ɪˈɪ /
verb
(tr) to administer a sedative to
Other Word Forms
- sedately adverb
- sedateness noun
- unsedate adjective
- unsedately adverb
- unsedateness noun
- ˈ岹ٱ adverb
- ˈ岹ٱԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of sedate1
Origin of sedate2
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Example Sentences
Wilson was sedated so heavily, Landy charged, that onstage he couldn’t even remember the words to some of his songs.
The once sedate RBS had become in some measure the biggest bank in the world.
The challenge and intensity of those encounters will be far above a sedate and one-sided opening day in Nottingham.
By Kanye West’s recent standards, the surprise release of his “lost” album “Donda 2” to streaming services is relatively sedate news.
But Blues did the same when he was absent the ability to sedate himself.
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