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Webster 1913 Edition

Sedate

Se-date′

,
Adj.
[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
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sedate

SEDA'TE

,
Adj.
[L. sedatus, from sedo, to calm or appease, that is, to set, to cause to subside.] Settled; composed; calm; quiet; tranquil; still; serene; unruffled by passion; udisturbed; as a sedate soul, mind or temper. So we say, a sedate look or countenance.

Definition 2025

sedate

sedate

English

Adjective

sedate ‎(comparative more sedate, superlative most sedate)

  1. in a composed and temperate state.

Translations

Verb

sedate ‎(third-person singular simple present sedates, present participle sedating, simple past and past participle sedated)

  1. to tranquilize by giving a sedative; to calm; to soothe; to induce sleep.

Translations

Anagrams

Italian

Verb

sedate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of sedare
  2. second-person plural imperative of sedare
  3. feminine plural of sedato

Latin

Verb

sēdāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of sēdō

References

Etymology

From Latin sedatum, past participle of sedare ‎(“to settle”), causative of sedere ‎(“to sit”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪt

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