sedative (redirected from Sedatives)

sed·a·tive  (sd-tv)

adj.

Having a soothing, calming, or tranquilizing effect; reducing or relieving anxiety, stress, irritability, or excitement.

n.

An agent or a drug having a soothing, calming, or tranquilizing effect.

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[Middle English, from Old French sedatif, from Medieval Latin sdtvus, from Latin sdtus, past participle of sdre, to calm; see sedate¹.]

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sedative

Adjective

having a soothing or calming effect

Noun

Med a sedative drug or agent that makes people sleep or calm down [Latin sedatus assuaged]

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sedative  (sd-tv)

A drug having a calming or quieting effect, often given to reduce anxiety or to promote relaxation.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sedative - a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person depressant, downer, sedative drug chloral hydrate - a colorless crystalline drug used as a sedative; irritates the stomach and can be addictive drug of abuse, street drug - a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction Doriden, glutethimide - sedative (trade name Doriden) used to treat some sleep disorders medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease sedative-hypnotic, sedative-hypnotic drug - a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep
Adj.	1.	sedative - tending to soothe or tranquilize; "valium has a tranquilizing effect"; "took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed" ataractic, ataraxic, tranquilising, tranquilizing, tranquillising, tranquillizing depressant - capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent

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sedative

adjective 1. calming, relaxing, soothing, allaying, anodyne, soporific, sleep-inducing, tranquillizing, calmative, lenitive

noun 2. tranquillizer, narcotic, sleeping pill, opiate, anodyne, calmative, downer or down (slang)

Translations

sedative [ˈsɛdɪtɪv] n → sedante m; calmante m

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sedative [ˈsɛdɪtɪv] n → calmant m, sédatif m

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sedative [ˈsɛdɪtɪv] sedate n (Med) → Beruhigungsmittel nt

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sedative [ˈsɛdɪtɪv] n → sedativo, calmante m