SEDATE


Meaning of SEDATE in English

1. adj. tranquil and dignified; equable, serious.

Derivatives:

sedately adv. sedateness n.

Etymology: L sedatus past part. of sedare settle f. sedere sit 2. v.tr. put under sedation.

Etymology: back-form. f. SEDATION

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.