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SEDATE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by dignity and propriety
Synonyms:
sedate; staid
Classified under:
Similar:
decorous (characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct)
Derivation:
sedateness (a trait of dignified seriousness)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
Example:
the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
serious (concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities)
Derivation:
sedateness (a trait of dignified seriousness)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they sedate ... he / she / it sedates
Past simple: sedated
Past participle: sedated
-ing form: sedating
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
Example:
The patient must be sedated before the operation
Synonyms:
calm; sedate; tranquilize; tranquillise; tranquillize
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "sedate" is one way to...):
affect (act physically on; have an effect upon)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "sedate"):
hypnotise; hypnotize; mesmerise; mesmerize (induce hypnosis in)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Antonym:
stimulate (cause to be alert and energetic)
Derivation:
sedation (the administration of a sedative agent or drug)
sedative (tending to soothe or tranquilize)
