Sedate Definition

sĭ-dāt
sedated, sedates, sedating
adjective
Calm, quiet, or composed; esp., serious and unemotional; staid; decorous.
Webster's New World

In a composed and temperate state.

Wiktionary
verb
sedated, sedates, sedating
To dose with a sedative.
Webster's New World
To make calm or sleepy.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Sedate

  • From Latin sedatum, past participle of sedare (“to settle"), causative of sedere (“to sit").

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin sēdātus past participle of sēdāre to settle, calm sed- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Back-formation from sedative sedation

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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