se·date 1 (s -d t )adj. Serenely deliberate, composed, and dignified in character or manner. See Synonyms at serious. [Latin s  dtus, past participle of sdre, to settle, calm; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]se·date ly adv.se·date ness n. |
| se·date 2 (s-dt) tr.v. se·dat·ed, se·dat·ing, se·dates To administer a sedative to; calm or relieve by means of a sedative drug. |
sedate 1
Adjective
1. quiet, calm, and dignified
2. slow or unhurried: a sedate walk to the beach [Latin sedare to soothe]
sedately adv
sedate 2
Verb
[-dating, -dated] to calm down or make sleepy by giving a sedative drug to
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. |  sedate - cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation"affect - act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate" |
| Adj. | 1. | sedate - characterized by dignity and propriety decorous - characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme" |
| 2. | sedate - dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence" serious - concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities; "a serious student of history"; "a serious attempt to learn to ski"; "gave me a serious look"; "a serious young man"; "are you serious or joking?"; "Don't be so serious!" |
sedate
adjective 1. calm, collected, quiet, seemly, serious, earnest, cool, grave, proper, middle-aged, composed, sober, dignified, solemn, serene, tranquil, placid, staid, demure, unflappable (informal) unruffled, decorous, imperturbable << OPPOSITE wild
adjective 2. unhurried, easy, relaxed, comfortable, steady, gentle, deliberate, leisurely, slow-moving
Translations
sedate [sɪˈdeɪt] adj (person) → ruhig, gesetzt;
(life) → geruhsam;
(pace) → gemächlich
vt (Med) → Beruhigungsmittel geben +dat
adj sedate [siˈdeit]
calm, serious and dignified a sedate, middle-aged woman. sedig رَزين، رَصين улегнал rozvážný adstadig gesetzt σοβαρός, γαλήνιος, αξιοπρεπής tranquilo, sereno, sosegado vaoshoitud متين؛آرام hillitty posé שָלֵיו शान्त, गम्भीर miran, staložen higgadt tenang hæglátur, alvörugefinn posato 落着いた 침착한, 냉정한 orus, rimtas, solidus mierīgs; nosvērts; cienīgs tenang bedaard sindig, stø stateczny calmo calm, liniştit степенный, уравновешенный pokojný, rozvážny, vyrovnaný umirjen staložen stillsam, lugn, sansad สงบ; เต็มไปด้วยความเยือกเย็น ağır başlı, sakin 莊重的，安靜的，穩重的 стриманий; спокійний پرو سکون، با وقار، سنجیدہ điềm tĩnh, bình thản 庄重的，安静的，稳重的
adv seˈdately
sedig بِرَزانَه، بِرَصانَه спокойно rozvážně adstadigt gesetzt γαλήνια, ήρεμα, αξιοπρεπώς tranquilamente vaoshoitult باوقار hillitysti posément בְּשַלווָה शांतिपूर्वक, गंभीरता से mirno, staloženo komolyan, nyugodtan dengan tenang rólega in modo posato 落着いて 침착하게 oriai mierīgi; nosvērti; cienīgi dengan tenang bedaard sindig statecznie calmamente calm, liniştit степенно, спокойно rozvážne umirjeno staloženo stillsamt, lugnt, sansat อย่างสงบ; อย่างใจเย็น ağırbaşlılıkla 莊重地 стримано; спокійно با ثقافت điềm tĩnh, bình thản 庄重地
n seˈdateness
sedigheid رَزانَه، رَصانَه уравновесеност rozvážnost adstadighed die Gesetztheit γαλήνη, ηρεμία, αξιοπρέπεια sosiego, serenidad vaoshoitus وقار tyyneys manière posée שַלווָה शांतिपूर्वक, गंभीरता mirnoća, staloženost komolyság, nyugodtság, higgadtság ketenangan rólegheit, alvörugefni compostezza 落着き 진실함, 침착함 orumas, solidumas mierīgums; nosvērtība; cienīgums ketenangan kalmte sindighet, støhet stateczność calma calm, linişte степенность, уравновешенность rozvážnosť, vyrovnanosť umirjenost staloženost stillsamhet ความสงบ; ความใจเย็น ağırbaşlılık 莊重 стриманість متانت tính điềm tĩnh, tính bình thản 庄重
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