"sedate" meaning in English

See sedate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /sɪˈdeɪt/ [UK], /səˈdeɪt/ [US] Audio: en-us-sedate.ogg Forms: more sedate [comparative], sedater [comparative], most sedate [superlative], sedatest [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪt Etymology: From Latin sēdātus, perfect passive participle of sēdō (“to settle”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sed-}}, {{uder|en|la|sēdātus}} Latin sēdātus Head templates: {{en-adj|more|er}} sedate (comparative more sedate or sedater, superlative most sedate or sedatest)
  1. (of a person or their behaviour) Remaining composed and dignified, and avoiding too much activity or excitement. Synonyms: placid, staid, unruffled, calm, serious Translations (in a composed and temperate state): спокоен (spokoen) (Bulgarian), уравновесен (uravnovesen) (Bulgarian), rauhallinen (Finnish), tyyni (Finnish), hillitty (Finnish), státúil (Irish), sēdātus (Latin), دولك (dölek) (Ottoman Turkish), آغر (ağır) (Ottoman Turkish), pokojný (Slovak)
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  2. (of an object, particularly a building) Not overly ornate or showy. Synonyms: unobtrusive
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sedately, sedateness

Verb

IPA: /sɪˈdeɪt/ [UK], /səˈdeɪt/ [US] Audio: en-us-sedate.ogg Forms: sedates [present, singular, third-person], sedating [participle, present], sedated [participle, past], sedated [past]
Rhymes: -eɪt Etymology: From Latin sēdātus, perfect passive participle of sēdō (“to settle”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sed-}}, {{uder|en|la|sēdātus}} Latin sēdātus Head templates: {{en-verb}} sedate (third-person singular simple present sedates, present participle sedating, simple past and past participle sedated)
  1. To calm or put (a person) to sleep using a sedative drug. Synonyms: tranquilize Translations (to calm or put to sleep using a sedative drug): sedar (Catalan), rauhoittaa (Finnish), antaa rauhoittavia (Finnish), sedieren (German), sedare (Italian), sedar (Portuguese), sedar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sedate-en-verb-1QEJzidc Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ate (verb), English undefined derivations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Slovak translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 35 32 17 16 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 34 40 15 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 28 34 21 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 36 16 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 30 27 31 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 23 28 35 14 Disambiguation of 'to calm or put to sleep using a sedative drug': 61 39
  2. To make tranquil. Synonyms: calm, soothe, tranquilize Translations (to make tranquil): tranquil·litzar (Catalan), rauhoittaa (Finnish), ruhig stellen (German), sedare (Italian), sēdō (Latin), tranquilizar (Portuguese), tranquilizar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sedate-en-verb-itZbKApu Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ate (verb), English undefined derivations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 35 32 17 16 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 34 40 15 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 28 34 21 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 36 16 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 30 27 31 13 Disambiguation of 'to make tranquil': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: resedate, sedation, sedative

Inflected forms

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      "word": "sedar"
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