Sedate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Serenely deliberate, composed, and dignified in character or manner. See Synonyms at serious.
  • v. To administer a sedative to; calm or relieve by means of a sedative drug.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. in a composed and temperate state.
  • v. to tranquilize by giving a sedative; to calm; to soothe; to induce sleep.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Undisturbed by passion or caprice; calm; tranquil; serene; not passionate or giddy; composed; staid.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Quiet; composed; placid; serene; serious; undisturbed by passion: as, a sedate temper or deportment.
  • Synonyms Imperturbable, serious, staid.
  • To calm; compose.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. characterized by dignity and propriety
  • v. cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
  • adj. dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
  • Equivalent
    decorous    serious   
    Verb Form
    sedated    sedates    sedating   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    calm    composed    unruffled    tranquil    undisturbed    sober    serene    settled    contemplative    still   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ate    Cate    Est    Fate    Haight    Iwate    Kate    Kuwait    Nate    Solid-state   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    decorous    placid    sober    well-behaved    self-possessed    docile    stolid    affable    studious    demure