SEDATE


Meaning of SEDATE in English

I. adjective see: sit Date: 1663 keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace ; unruffled , see: serious ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. transitive verb (~d; sedating) Etymology: back-formation from sedative Date: 1945 to dose with sedatives

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