| Front | sedate |
|---|---|
| Back | sed•ate adjective, verb BrE /sɪˈdeɪt/ NAmE /sɪˈdeɪt/ adjective [usually before noun] 1 slow, calm and relaxed unhurried We followed the youngsters at a more sedate pace. 2 quiet, especially in a way that lacks excitement a sedate country town a sedate family occasion 3 (of a person) quiet and serious in a way that seems formal a sedate, sober man sed•ate•ly /BrE sɪˈdeɪtli; NAmE sɪˈdeɪtli/ adverb verb [often passive] ~ sb/sth to give sb drugs in order to make them calm and or to make them sleep tranquillize Most of the patients are heavily sedated. A vet was called to sedate the animal. |
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