sə̇ˈdāshən, sēˈ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French sedation, from Latin sedation-, sedatio, from sedatus (past participle of sedare to calm) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the inducing of a relaxed easy state especially by the use of sedatives
2. : a state resulting from or like that resulting from sedation