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. |
sedate1
adj
1. habitually calm and composed in manner; serene
2. staid, sober, or decorous
[from Latin sēdāre to soothe; related to sedēre to sit]
sedately adv
sedateness n
sedate2
vb
(Medicine) (tr) to administer a sedative to
[back formation from sedative]
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 She took them to visit her sedate, elderly cousins.
calm wild, excited, nervous, agitated, impassioned, excitable, unsteady, undignified, jumpy, flighty, antsy (informal)
calm wild, excited, nervous, agitated, impassioned, excitable, unsteady, undignified, jumpy, flighty, antsy (informal)
2. unhurried, easy, relaxed, measured, comfortable, steady, gentle, deliberate, leisurely, plodding, languid, slow-moving, unrushed We set off again at a more sedate pace.
verb
drug, knock out, dope, anaesthetize, tranquillize, put under sedation, give a sedative to The patient was sedated.
Translations
sedate
adj (+er) → gesetzt; little girl, colour → ruhig; furnishings, décor → gediegen; life → geruhsam; place → beschaulich; party → ruhig, gesittet; speed → gemächlich; prose → bedächtig; at a sedate pace → in gemessenem Tempo; in a sedate manner → ruhig, gemessen
vt → Beruhigungsmittel geben (+dat), → sedieren (spec); he was heavily sedated → er stand stark unter dem Einfluss von Beruhigungsmitteln
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 차분한 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 平靜的，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 차분하게 oriai mierīgi; nosvērti; cienīgi dengan tenang bedaard sindig statecznie calmamente calm, liniştit степенно, спокойно rozvážne umirjeno staloženo stillsamt, lugnt, sansat อย่างสงบ; อย่างใจเย็น ağırbaşlılıkla 平靜穩重地 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 차분함 orumas, solidumas mierīgums; nosvērtība; cienīgums ketenangan kalmte sindighet, støhet stateczność calma calm, linişte степенность, уравновешенность rozvážnosť, vyrovnanosť umirjenost staloženost stillsamhet ความสงบ; ความใจเย็น ağırbaşlılık 平靜穩重 стриманість متانت tính điềm tĩnh, tính bình thản 庄重
sedate2
v sedate [siˈdeit]
to give a sedative The doctor sedated her with some pills. sedeer, verdoof يُعْطي مُسَكِّنا давам успокоително dát sedativum berolige ruhig stellen χορηγώ καταπραϋντικό, ηρεμιστικό sedar rahusteid andma با داروي آرام بخش تسكين دادن antaa rauhoittavaa lääkettä donner un sédatif à qqn לְהַרגִיע शान्त करना dati sedative nyugtat(ót ad) memberi obat penenang gefa róandi lyf dare un sedativo a 静める 진정시키다 nuraminti nomierināt ar zālēm memberikan sedatif kepada kalmeren gi beroligende middel podać środek uspokajający dar um sedativo a seda давать успокоительное po(dať) sedatívum pomiriti dati sedativ ge lugnande medel, lugna ให้ยาระงับประสาท sakinleştirmek 使...鎮靜 давати заспокійливе سکون سے لٹانا، بے ہوش کرنا làm dịu, giảm đau 使...镇静
n / adj sedative [ˈsedətiv]
(a medicine, drug etc) having a soothing or calming effect This medicine will have a sedative effect. kalmerend مُسَكِّن седатив/ен utišující (prostředek) beroligende das Beruhigungsmittel, beruhigend καταπραϋντικό(ς), ηρεμιστικό(ς) sedante rahustav داروي آرام بخش rauhoittava calmant סַם הַרגָעָה उपशामक, शमक, औषधि koji smiruje (sredstvo za smirenje), sedativ nyugtató(szer) obat penenang róandi lyf sedativo 鎮痛剤 진정, 진정작용의 raminamoji priemonė; raminantis, raminamasis nomierinošas zāles; nomierinošs sedatif sedatief beroligende (middel) środek uśmierzający/uspokajający sedativo sedativ, calmant успокоительное (средство) utišujúci; utišujúci prostriedok pomirjevalo sedativ lugnande [] ยาระงับประสาท yatıştırıcı/sakinleştirci ilâç; ağrı kesici 鎮靜劑 снотворний засіб; заспокійливий مسکن دوا thuốc giảm đau 镇静剂
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