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
Synonyms:
verb
sedated, sedates, sedating
To dose with a sedative.
Webster's New World
To make calm or sleepy.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- tranquillise
- tranquillize
- tranquilize
- calm
Origin of Sedate
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From Latin sedatum, past participle of sedare (“to settle"), causative of sedere (“to sit").
From Wiktionary
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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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