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English Dictionary: sedate	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sedate adj characterized by dignity and propriety [syn: sedate, staid] dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence" Synonym(s): grave, sedate, sober, solemn v cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation" Synonym(s): sedate, calm, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise Antonym(s): arouse, brace, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sedate \Sedate"\, 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. -- {Sedate"ly}, adv. -- {Sedate"ness}, n.