Sedate
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English
Adjective
Sedate (comparative more Sedate, superlative most Sedate)
- in a composed and temperate state.
Verb
Sedate (third-person singular simple present Sedates, present participle sedating, simple past and past participle sedated)
Adverbs for Sedate
gravely; comically; habitually; naturally; pleasantly; priggishly; ridiculously; peculiarly; unusually; properly; modestly; serenely; thoughtfully; calmly; occasionally; forbiddingly; curiously.
Thesaurus
anesthetize, aristocratic, august, calm, collected, composed, controlled, conventional, cool, courtly, decorous, demure, detached, dignified, dispassionate, dope, drug, earnest, entrance, even-tempered, formal, frowning, fussy, grand, grave, grim, grim-faced, grim-visaged, hypnotize, imperturbable, imposing, kingly, long-faced, lordly, lull to sleep, magisterial, magnetize, majestic, mesmerize, moderate, narcotize, no-nonsense, noble, old-fashioned, peaceful, placid, prim, princely, proper, prudish, put to sleep, put under, queenly, refined, regal, rock to sleep, royal, seemly, serene, serious, sober, sober-minded, sobersided, solemn, somber, staid, stately, statuesque, stiff, stone-faced, straight-faced, strait-laced, temperate, thoughtful, trance, tranquil, undisturbed, unflappable, unperturbed, unruffled, unsmiling, venerable, weighty, worthy
Etymology
From Latin sedatum, past participle of sedare (“to settle”), causative of sedere (“to sit”).
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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
Italian
Verb
sedate
- second-person plural present indicative of sedare
- second-person plural imperative of sedare
- Feminine plural of sedato
Latin
Verb
sēdāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of sēdō
