sedate

English

Etymology

From Latin sedatum, past participle of sedare (“to settle”), causative of sedere (“to sit”).

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eɪt

Adjective

sedate (comparative more sedate, superlative most sedate)

1. in a composed and temperate state.

Translations

in a composed and temperate state

Finnish: rauhallinen (fi), tyyni (fi), hillitty (fi)

Verb

sedate (third-person singular simple present sedates, present participle sedating, simple past and past participle sedated)

1. to tranquilize by giving a sedative; to calm; to soothe; to induce sleep.

Translations

to tranquilize

Finnish: rauhoittaa, antaa rauhoittavia

German: sedieren (de), ruhig stellen (de)

External links

• sedate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• sedate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• sedate at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• seated
• teased

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Italian

Verb

sedate

1. second-person plural present indicative of sedare
2. second-person plural imperative of sedare
3. Feminine plural of sedato

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Latin

Verb

sēdāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of sēdō