Associations to the word «Sedate»

Wiktionary

SEDATE, adjective. In a composed and temperate state.
SEDATE, verb. To tranquilize by giving a sedative; to calm; to soothe; to induce sleep.

Dictionary definition

SEDATE, verb. Cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation".
SEDATE, adjective. Characterized by dignity and propriety.
SEDATE, adjective. 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".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King