Sedateness
adjective
1.
calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement:
a sedate party; a sedate horse.
verb (used with object), sedated, sedating.
2.
to put (a person) under sedation.
adjective
1.
habitually calm and composed in manner; serene
2.
staid, sober, or decorous
verb
1.
(transitive) to administer a sedative to
sedate se·date (sĭ-dāt’)
v. se·dat·ed, se·dat·ing, se·dates
To administer a sedative to; calm or relieve by means of a sedative drug.
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