Sedate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to

characterized by dignity and propriety

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sᵻdˈeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/sɪdˈeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sɪdˈeɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /sᵻdˈeɪt/.

Examples

The patient must be sedated before the operation
a grave God-fearing man
a quiet sedate nature

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tranquillise tranquilize staid tranquillize calm sober grave solemn

Antonyms

stimulate

Parts of Speech

verb	cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to “The patient must be sedated before the operation”
adjective	characterized by dignity and propriety
adjective	dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises “a grave God-fearing man”

Word Forms

sedative	adjective	tending to soothe or tranquilize
sedation	noun	the administration of a sedative agent or drug
calm	noun	steadiness of mind under stress
tranquilizer	noun	a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
tranquillizer	noun	a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
tranquilliser	noun	a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity
sedateness	noun	a trait of dignified seriousness
staidness	noun	a trait of dignified seriousness
graveness	noun	a manner that is serious and solemn
gravity	noun	a manner that is serious and solemn
soberness	noun	a manner that is serious and solemn
solemness	noun	a trait of dignified seriousness
solemnity	noun	a solemn and dignified feeling

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sedieren

Ruhe oder Stille herbeiführen, etwa durch die Gabe eines Beruhigungsmittels

🇫🇷French

calme

amener à être calme ou tranquille, comme en administrant un sédatif à

🇪🇸Spanish

sosegado

hacer que esté tranquilo o en silencio, como administrar un sedante a

🇮🇹Italian

tranquillo

causare calma o tranquillità, ad esempio somministrando un sedativo

🇳🇱Dutch

kalmeren

ervoor zorgen dat u kalm of stil bent, zoals door het toedienen van een kalmerend middel

🇵🇹Portuguese

calmo

fazer com que fique calmo ou quieto, por exemplo, administrando um sedativo para

🇷🇺Russian

успокаивать

привести к спокойствию или тишине, например, путем введения успокоительного средства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गंभीर

किसी शामक औषधि का प्रबंध करके शांत या शांतिपूर्ण रहने के लिए प्रेरित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

উপশম

একটি প্রশমক প্রশাসনের দ্বারা শান্ত বা শান্ত হতে কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

மந்தமான

ஒரு மயக்க மருந்தை வழங்குவதன் மூலம் அமைதியாக அல்லது அமைதியாக இருக்க வேண்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

మత్తుమందు

ఒక మత్తుమందు ఇవ్వడం ద్వారా ప్రశాంతంగా లేదా నిశ్శబ్దంగా ఉండటానికి కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

शामक

उपशामक औषध देऊन शांत किंवा शांत होण्याचे कारण

🇮🇳Gujarati

શામક

શામક દવા આપીને શાંત અથવા શાંત થવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿದ್ರಾಜನಕ

ನಿದ್ರಾಜನಕವನ್ನು ನೀಡುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಶಾಂತ ಅಥವಾ ಶಾಂತವಾಗಿರಲು ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മയക്കുന്ന

ഒരു മയക്കമരുന്ന് നൽകുന്നത് പോലെ ശാന്തമായോ നിശ്ശബ്ദമായോ ആയിരിക്കാൻ കാരണമാകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਂਤ

ਸ਼ਾਂਤ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਾਂਤ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣੋ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਸੈਡੇਟਿਵ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧ ਕਰਕੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے سکون

پرسکون یا پرسکون ہونے کا سبب بنیں جیسا کہ ایک مسکن دوا دے کر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

稳重

使人平静或安静，例如给予镇静剂

🇯🇵Japanese

鎮静する

鎮静剤を投与するなどして、落ち着かせる、または静かにする

🇰🇷Korean

차분한

진정제를 투여하는 것처럼 조용하거나 조용하게 만듭니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nghiêm trang

gây ra sự bình tĩnh hoặc im lặng như bằng cách dùng thuốc an thần để

🇹🇭Thai

ใจเย็น

ให้สงบหรือสงบได้เช่นเดียวกับการให้ยาระงับประสาท

🇮🇩Indonesian

tenang

menyebabkan menjadi tenang atau tenang seperti dengan pemberian obat penenang

🇵🇭Filipino

pampakalma

maging kalmado o tahimik gaya ng pagbibigay ng sedative sa

🇲🇾Malay

penenang

menyebabkan menjadi tenang atau tenang seperti dengan memberi ubat penenang kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رزين

سبب الهدوء أو الهدوء كما هو الحال من خلال إعطاء المسكنات

🇮🇷Persian

آرام بخش

باعث ایجاد آرامش یا ساکت شدن مانند مصرف یک مسکن می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sakinleştirici

sakinleştirici vermek gibi sakin veya sessiz olmanızı sağlayın

🇮🇱Hebrew

שָׁקֵט וּרָגוּעַ

לגרום להיות רגוע או שקט כמו על ידי מתן כדור הרגעה

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The primary meaning of 'sedate' is 'cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to'.

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