sedate

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /sɪˈdeɪt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /səˈdeɪt/

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• Hyphenation: se‧date

Adjective

Positive sedate

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. A sedate person is calm and dignified.

Verb

Plain form sedate

Third-person singular sedates

Past tense sedated

Past participle sedated

Present participle sedating

1. If you sedate a person, you calm them using a sedative drug.