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   sedate

   /sɪˈdeɪt/

   adjective

   • 1. calm, dignified, and unhurried: "in the old days, business was carried on at a rather more sedate pace" Similar calmtranquilplacidcomposedserenesteadyunruffledimperturbableunflappabledignifiedseriousserious-mindedformaldecorousproperprimdemuresoberearneststaidstiffstuffyboringinformal:starchystick-in-the-mudslowunhurriedrelaxedleisurelyunrushedslow-movingslow-goingslow and steadyeasyeasy-goinggentlecomfortablerestfulundemandinglazylanguidlanguorousploddingdawdlingleisuredmeasuredsteadyinformal:laid-backOpposite excitingwildfast
   • ▪ quiet and rather dull: "sedate suburban domesticity"

   Word Origin late Middle English (originally as a medical term meaning ‘not sore or painful’, also ‘calm, tranquil’): from Latin sedatus, past participle of sedare ‘settle’, from sedere ‘sit’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sedately adverb
   • 2. sedateness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSEDATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SEDATE definition: 1. avoiding excitement or great activity and usually calm and relaxed: 2. to cause a person or…. Learn more.

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   Jun 3, 2024 · The meaning of SEDATE is keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled. How to use sedate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Sedate.

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   Sedate means to be calm, but if a doctor sedates you it means you've been administered a tranquilizing drug. Most surgeries require some form of sedation, but to be sedate in day-to-day life means composed, quiet, and serene. Not necessarily unconscious.

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   Sedate definition: calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement. See examples of SEDATE used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › sedateSEDATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to cause a person or animal to be very calm or go to sleep by giving them a drug: When I saw him after the accident he was still in shock and was heavily sedated. Synonyms.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSEDATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe someone or something as sedate, you mean that they are quiet and rather dignified, though perhaps a bit dull. She took them to visit her sedate, elderly cousins. Her London life was sedate, almost mundane.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionsedate adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   quiet, especially in a way that lacks excitement. Definition of sedate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.