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{
"ipa": "/sɪˈdeɪt/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/səˈdeɪt/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-eɪt"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-sedate.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3e/En-us-sedate.ogg/En-us-sedate.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/En-us-sedate.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to calm or put to sleep using a sedative drug",
"word": "sedar"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to calm or put to sleep using a sedative drug",
"word": "rauhoittaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to calm or put to sleep using a sedative drug",
"word": "antaa rauhoittavia"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to calm or put to sleep using a sedative drug",
"word": "sedieren"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to calm or put to sleep using a sedative drug",
"word": "sedare"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to calm or put to sleep using a sedative drug",
"word": "sedar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to calm or put to sleep using a sedative drug",
"word": "sedar"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to make tranquil",
"word": "tranquil·litzar"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make tranquil",
"word": "rauhoittaa"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make tranquil",
"word": "ruhig stellen"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make tranquil",
"word": "sedare"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to make tranquil",
"word": "sēdō"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make tranquil",
"word": "tranquilizar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make tranquil",
"word": "tranquilizar"
}
],
"word": "sedate"
}
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