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sedate

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sedate  \Se*date"\,  a.  [L.  sedatus  p.  p.  of  sedare,  sedatum  to 
  allay,  calm,  causative  of  sedere  to  sit  See  {Sit}.] 
  Undisturbed  by  passion  or  caprice;  calm;  tranquil;  serene; 
  not  passionate  or  giddy;  composed;  staid;  as  a  sedate  soul, 
  mind,  or  temper. 
 
  Disputation  carries  away  the  mind  from  that  calm  and 
  sedate  temper  which  is  so  necessary  to  contemplate 
  truth.  --I.  Watts. 
 
  Whatsoever  we  feel  and  know  Too  sedate  for  outward 
  show  --Wordsworth. 
 
  Syn:  Settled;  composed;  calm;  quiet;  tranquil;  still  serene; 
  unruffled;  undisturbed;  contemplative;  sober;  serious. 
  --  {Se*date"ly},  adv  --  {Se*date"ness},  n. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  sedate 
  adj  1:  characterized  by  dignity  and  propriety  [syn:  {staid}] 
  2:  dignified  and  somber  in  manner  or  character;  "a  grave 
  God-fearing  man";  "a  quiet  sedate  nature";  "sober  as  a 
  judge";  "the  judge  was  solemn  as  he  pronounced  sentence" 
  [syn:  {grave},  {sober},  {solemn}] 
  v  :  cause  to  be  calm  or  quiet;  "The  patient  must  be  sedated 
  before  the  operation"  [syn:  {calm},  {tranquilize},  {tranquillize}] 
  [ant:  {stimulate}]




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