Sedative : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Sedative	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Sedative
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sedative adj tending to soothe or tranquilize; "valium has a tranquilizing effect"; "took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed" Synonym(s): ataractic, ataraxic, sedative, tranquilizing, tranquillizing, tranquilising, tranquillising n a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person [syn: sedative, sedative drug, depressant, downer]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sedative \Sed"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. s[82]datif.] Tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize; specifically (Med.), allaying irritability and irritation; assuaging pain.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sedative \Sed"a*tive\, n. (Med.) A remedy which allays irritability and irritation, and irritative activity or pain.