"sedate" meaning in English

See sedate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /sɪˈdeɪt/ [UK], /səˈdeɪt/ [US] Audio: en-us-sedate.ogg [US] Forms: sedate [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A sedate person is calm and dignified.
    Sense id: simple-sedate-en-adj-GkQFhmq2

Verb

IPA: /sɪˈdeɪt/ [UK], /səˈdeɪt/ [US] Audio: en-us-sedate.ogg [US] Forms: sedate [canonical], sedates [third-person, singular], sedated [past], sedated [past, participle], sedating [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|sedat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you sedate a person, you calm them using a sedative drug.
    Sense id: simple-sedate-en-verb-SymjhqOE
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