sedateadj.

/sɪˈdeɪt/

Etymology: < Latin sēdātus, past participle of sēdāre to settle, allay, make calm or quiet, < root sēd- as in Latin sēdēre : see sit v.

1. Calm, quiet, composed; cool, sober, collected; undisturbed by passion or excitement.

a. of a person, his disposition, temper, deportment, actions.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > [adjective]

eveneOE

still1340

unperturbeda1450

unmovedc1480

quietful1494

lowna1500

calma1568

calmya1586

unpassionatea1586

smartless1593

reposeful1594

dispassionate1595

recollected1595

unaffectedc1595

unpassioned?1605

unpassionated1611

collecteda1616

tranquila1616

untouched1616

impassionate1621

composed1628

dispassioneda1631

tranquillous1638

slow1639

serene1640

dispassionated1647

imperturbed1652

unruffled1654

reposing1655

equanimous1656

perplacid1660

placate1662

equal1680

collect1682

cooled1682

posed1693

sedate1693

impassive1699

uninflamed1714

unexcited1735

unalarmed1756

unfanned1764

unagitated1772

undistraught1773

recollected1792

equable1796

unfussy1823

take-it-easy1825

unflurried1854

cool1855

comfortable1856

disimpassioned1860

tremorless1869

unpressured1879

unrippled1883

ice-cool1891

unrattled1891

Zen-likea1908

unrestless1919

steadyish1924

ataractic1941

relaxed1958

nonplussed1960

loose1968

Zenned-out1968

downtempo1972

mellowed1977

de-stressed1999

1693 J. Locke Some Thoughts conc. Educ. §86. 100 I think the Chastisement should be a little more Sedate, and a little more Severe.

1700 J. Dryden Fables Pref. sig. *Aij^v Virgil was of a quiet, sedate Temper.

1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub vi. 131 Millions of Stitches, that required the nicest Hand, and sedatest Constitution, to extricate.

1718 Free-thinker No. 17. 1 A Man of Publick Spirit and Sedate Courage.

1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey II. 50 He was..of a sedate look, something approaching to gravity.

1845 S. Austin tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Reformation in Germany (ed. 2) I. 65 They acted with such sedate vigour and cautious determination.

1876 F. Marryat Her Father's Name xxiv ‘A yellow light!’ cried Valera, suddenly... ‘I never heard of such a thing before’, he added a moment after, in a sedater tone.

1908 Blackwood's Mag. July 146/2 A serious, sedate, and easy-mannered gentleman.

†b. of the intellect, and intellectual operations.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intellect > [adjective] > calm

sedate1661

1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing viii. 74 Requiring..a free, sedate, and intent minde.

1663 J. Spencer Disc. Prodigies (1665) 22 When fear hath..disabled the mind for a cool and sedate judgment and valuation of things.

1701 London Gaz. No. 3757/2 The late wise and sedate Resolutions of your Parliament.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. Pref. p. iv We shall leave them to their own sedate and composed Reflections.

c. transferred of literary composition.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [adjective] > calm or quiet

sedate1749

1749 R. Hurd Comm. Horace Ars Poet. Introd. 14 Such abrupt and violent transitions, as might better agree to the impassioned elegy, than to the sedate didactic epistle.

d. of animals.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by nature > [adjective] > docile

tamec888

hand-tameOE

softc1175

sober1398

mansuetea1525

sedate1791

1791 W. Cowper Retirem. 1 A poet's cat, sedate and grave.

1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood ii. 3 That sedate and clerical bird, the rook.

e. Of inanimate objects: not unduly striking in colour or design; quiet and restful in tone.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [adjective] > soft

tender?a1513

soft1672

delicate1675

mellow1706

mellowy1816

serene1846

etherean1881

mellowed1889

muted1897

pastel1899

pastel1914

sedate1924

1924 A. D. Sedgwick Little French Girl i. vi. 48 Sedate chairs with backs and seats embroidered in green and dove-colour were ranged along the wall.

1978 J. Carroll Mortal Friends iii. v. 310 Brady stood in the bridge of the window, looking out on the sedate front lawn.

†2. Of physical objects: Quiet; motionless, or smooth and steady in motion. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > [adjective] > smoothly or steadily

steady1574

firm1614

sedate1684

unwaving1706

unvacillating1821

the world > movement > absence of movement > [adjective] > not moving

stillc888

unmoving?a1425

quatc1425

stock-still1508

stony1642

riveting1658

sitfast1669

unstirringa1684

sedate1684

statued1744

unshifting1811

stirless1816

unwaving1818

immotioned1821

standstill1829

akinetic1841

swayless1856

flutterless1873

static1910

squat1956

the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > [adjective] > smoothly

gliding1603

soft1667

sedate1684

joltless1808

slithy1855

1684 R. Waller tr. Ess. Nat. Exper. Acad. del Cimento 57 The Water became sedate, and quiet as at First.

1696 Philos. Trans. 1695–7 (Royal Soc.) 19 301 If she at any time used any Motion, the Pain would encrease; commonly finding most ease when her Body was sedate.

a1727 I. Newton Chronol. Anc. Kingdoms Amended (1728) iv. 304 The river which was before straight, she made crooked with great windings, that it might be more sedate and less apt to over~flow.

c1728 Earl of Ailesbury Mem. (1890) 124 His pulse..was sedate enough.

Compounds

sedate-looking adj.

ΚΠ

1925 T. Dreiser Amer. Trag. I. ii. xxxvii. 411 So clean, modest and sedate-looking a girl.

1977 Rolling Stone 19 May 90/5 The sedate-looking trio sings R and B with fervor.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

sedatev.

Etymology: < Latin sēdāt-, participial stem of sēdāre : see sedate adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: seˈdate.

†a. transitive. To make calm or quiet; to assuage, allay. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > compose or make calm [verb (transitive)]

softa1225

stilla1325

coolc1330

accoya1375

appeasec1374

attemperc1386

lullc1386

quieta1398

peasea1400

amesec1400

assuagec1400

mesec1400

soberc1430

modify?a1439

establish1477

pacify1484

pacify1515

unbrace?1526

settle1530

steady1530

allay1550

calm1559

compromitc1574

restore1582

recollect1587

serenize1598

smooth1604

compose1607

recompose1611

becalm1613

besoothe1614

unprovokea1616

halcyon1616

unstrain1616

leniate1622

tranquillize1623

unperplexa1631

belull1631

sedate1646

unmaze1647

assopiatea1649

serenate1654

serene1654

tranquillify1683

soothe1697

unalarm1722

reserene1755

quietize1791

peacify1845

quieten1853

conjure1856

peace1864

disfever1880

patise1891

de-tension1961

mellow1974

1646 J. Owen Vision Vnchangeable Free Mercy 56 These following lines were intended meerly to sedate and bury such contests.

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 204 This was not to procure, or excite prophesie: but to sedate passions and affections.

a1706 J. Evelyn Hist. Relig. (1850) I. i. 53 Did matter contend with matter, what confusion would it produce? whilst the mind and soul of man sedate the hostility, and bring it to due obedience.

b. Medicine. To make (a patient) sleepy or quiet by means of drugs; to administer a sedative to.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment by medicine or drug > treat with drugs [verb (transitive)] > treat with sedatives

sedate1945

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > anaesthetization, pain-killing, etc. > practise anaesthetization, pain-killing, etc. [verb (transitive)] > sedate

sedate1945

1945 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 21 Sept. 1/1 Two capsules are ordinarily considered enough to sedate a person—that is, produce a tendency to sleep.

1961 Amer. Speech 36 145 The informal speech of physicians embodies a great many technical colloquialisms that may be called the argot of medicine... ‘He was very apprehensive, so I sedated him heavily.’

1977 Proc. Royal Soc. Med. 70 549/1 He was sedated, intubated and ventilated and full supportive therapy was given with further blood transfusions.

Derivatives

seˈdated adj. under the influence of a sedative drug.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > anaesthetization, pain-killing, etc. > [adjective] > sedated

sedated1953

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > sedatives, antispasmodics, etc. > [adjective] > sedative, narcotic, or hypnotic > sedated

sedated1953

1953 R. Lehmann Echoing Grove 129 ‘How is she?’.. ‘Expecting you. Be careful, won't you? She's still sedated—mildly, of course.’

1974 L. Deighton Spy Story xi. 107 I was half inclined to give the sedated Miss Shaw a miss.

1976 J. Philips Backlash (1977) iii. i. 125 Elliot wasn't going to come to. He was heavily sedated.

† seˈdating n. Obsolete

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	sedate
释义	sedateadj. /sɪˈdeɪt/ Etymology: < Latin sēdātus, past participle of sēdāre to settle, allay, make calm or quiet, < root sēd- as in Latin sēdēre : see sit v. 1. Calm, quiet, composed; cool, sober, collected; undisturbed by passion or excitement. a. of a person, his disposition, temper, deportment, actions. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > [adjective] eveneOE still1340 unperturbeda1450 unmovedc1480 quietful1494 lowna1500 calma1568 calmya1586 unpassionatea1586 smartless1593 reposeful1594 dispassionate1595 recollected1595 unaffectedc1595 unpassioned?1605 unpassionated1611 collecteda1616 tranquila1616 untouched1616 impassionate1621 composed1628 dispassioneda1631 tranquillous1638 slow1639 serene1640 dispassionated1647 imperturbed1652 unruffled1654 reposing1655 equanimous1656 perplacid1660 placate1662 equal1680 collect1682 cooled1682 posed1693 sedate1693 impassive1699 uninflamed1714 unexcited1735 unalarmed1756 unfanned1764 unagitated1772 undistraught1773 recollected1792 equable1796 unfussy1823 take-it-easy1825 unflurried1854 cool1855 comfortable1856 disimpassioned1860 tremorless1869 unpressured1879 unrippled1883 ice-cool1891 unrattled1891 Zen-likea1908 unrestless1919 steadyish1924 ataractic1941 relaxed1958 nonplussed1960 loose1968 Zenned-out1968 downtempo1972 mellowed1977 de-stressed1999 1693 J. Locke Some Thoughts conc. Educ. §86. 100 I think the Chastisement should be a little more Sedate, and a little more Severe. 1700 J. Dryden Fables Pref. sig. Aij^v Virgil was of a quiet, sedate Temper. 1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub* vi. 131 Millions of Stitches, that required the nicest Hand, and sedatest Constitution, to extricate. 1718 Free-thinker No. 17. 1 A Man of Publick Spirit and Sedate Courage. 1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey II. 50 He was..of a sedate look, something approaching to gravity. 1845 S. Austin tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Reformation in Germany (ed. 2) I. 65 They acted with such sedate vigour and cautious determination. 1876 F. Marryat Her Father's Name xxiv ‘A yellow light!’ cried Valera, suddenly... ‘I never heard of such a thing before’, he added a moment after, in a sedater tone. 1908 Blackwood's Mag. July 146/2 A serious, sedate, and easy-mannered gentleman. †b. of the intellect, and intellectual operations. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intellect > [adjective] > calm sedate1661 1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing viii. 74 Requiring..a free, sedate, and intent minde. 1663 J. Spencer Disc. Prodigies (1665) 22 When fear hath..disabled the mind for a cool and sedate judgment and valuation of things. 1701 London Gaz. No. 3757/2 The late wise and sedate Resolutions of your Parliament. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. Pref. p. iv We shall leave them to their own sedate and composed Reflections. c. transferred of literary composition. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [adjective] > calm or quiet sedate1749 1749 R. Hurd Comm. Horace Ars Poet. Introd. 14 Such abrupt and violent transitions, as might better agree to the impassioned elegy, than to the sedate didactic epistle. d. of animals. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by nature > [adjective] > docile tamec888 hand-tameOE softc1175 sober1398 mansuetea1525 sedate1791 1791 W. Cowper Retirem. 1 A poet's cat, sedate and grave. 1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood ii. 3 That sedate and clerical bird, the rook. e. Of inanimate objects: not unduly striking in colour or design; quiet and restful in tone. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > quality of colour > [adjective] > soft tender?a1513 soft1672 delicate1675 mellow1706 mellowy1816 serene1846 etherean1881 mellowed1889 muted1897 pastel1899 pastel1914 sedate1924 1924 A. D. Sedgwick Little French Girl i. vi. 48 Sedate chairs with backs and seats embroidered in green and dove-colour were ranged along the wall. 1978 J. Carroll Mortal Friends iii. v. 310 Brady stood in the bridge of the window, looking out on the sedate front lawn. †2. Of physical objects: Quiet; motionless, or smooth and steady in motion. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > [adjective] > smoothly or steadily steady1574 firm1614 sedate1684 unwaving1706 unvacillating1821 the world > movement > absence of movement > [adjective] > not moving stillc888 unmoving?a1425 quatc1425 stock-still1508 stony1642 riveting1658 sitfast1669 unstirringa1684 sedate1684 statued1744 unshifting1811 stirless1816 unwaving1818 immotioned1821 standstill1829 akinetic1841 swayless1856 flutterless1873 static1910 squat1956 the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > [adjective] > smoothly gliding1603 soft1667 sedate1684 joltless1808 slithy1855 1684 R. Waller tr. Ess. Nat. Exper. Acad. del Cimento 57 The Water became sedate, and quiet as at First. 1696 Philos. Trans. 1695–7 (Royal Soc.) 19 301 If she at any time used any Motion, the Pain would encrease; commonly finding most ease when her Body was sedate. a1727 I. Newton Chronol. Anc. Kingdoms Amended (1728) iv. 304 The river which was before straight, she made crooked with great windings, that it might be more sedate and less apt to over~flow. c1728 Earl of Ailesbury Mem. (1890) 124 His pulse..was sedate enough. Compounds sedate-looking adj. ΚΠ 1925 T. Dreiser Amer. Trag. I. ii. xxxvii. 411 So clean, modest and sedate-looking a girl. 1977 Rolling Stone 19 May 90/5 The sedate-looking trio sings R and B with fervor. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2020). sedatev. Etymology: < Latin sēdāt-, participial stem of sēdāre : see sedate adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: seˈdate. †a. transitive. To make calm or quiet; to assuage, allay. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > compose or make calm [verb (transitive)] softa1225 stilla1325 coolc1330 accoya1375 appeasec1374 attemperc1386 lullc1386 quieta1398 peasea1400 amesec1400 assuagec1400 mesec1400 soberc1430 modify?a1439 establish1477 establish1477 pacify1484 pacify1515 unbrace?1526 settle1530 steady1530 allay1550 calm1559 compromitc1574 restore1582 recollect1587 serenize1598 smooth1604 compose1607 recompose1611 becalm1613 besoothe1614 unprovokea1616 halcyon1616 unstrain1616 leniate1622 tranquillize1623 unperplexa1631 belull1631 sedate1646 unmaze1647 assopiatea1649 serenate1654 serene1654 tranquillify1683 soothe1697 unalarm1722 reserene1755 quietize1791 peacify1845 quieten1853 conjure1856 peace1864 disfever1880 patise1891 de-tension1961 mellow1974 1646 J. Owen Vision Vnchangeable Free Mercy 56 These following lines were intended meerly to sedate and bury such contests. 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 204 This was not to procure, or excite prophesie: but to sedate passions and affections. a1706 J. Evelyn Hist. Relig. (1850) I. i. 53 Did matter contend with matter, what confusion would it produce? whilst the mind and soul of man sedate the hostility, and bring it to due obedience. b. Medicine. To make (a patient) sleepy or quiet by means of drugs; to administer a sedative to. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment by medicine or drug > treat with drugs [verb (transitive)] > treat with sedatives sedate1945 the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > anaesthetization, pain-killing, etc. > practise anaesthetization, pain-killing, etc. [verb (transitive)] > sedate sedate1945 1945 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 21 Sept. 1/1 Two capsules are ordinarily considered enough to sedate a person—that is, produce a tendency to sleep. 1961 Amer. Speech 36 145 The informal speech of physicians embodies a great many technical colloquialisms that may be called the argot of medicine... ‘He was very apprehensive, so I sedated him heavily.’ 1977 Proc. Royal Soc. Med. 70 549/1 He was sedated, intubated and ventilated and full supportive therapy was given with further blood transfusions. Derivatives seˈdated adj. under the influence of a sedative drug. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > anaesthetization, pain-killing, etc. > [adjective] > sedated sedated1953 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > sedatives, antispasmodics, etc. > [adjective] > sedative, narcotic, or hypnotic > sedated sedated1953 1953 R. Lehmann Echoing Grove 129 ‘How is she?’.. ‘Expecting you. Be careful, won't you? She's still sedated—mildly, of course.’ 1974 L. Deighton Spy Story xi. 107 I was half inclined to give the sedated Miss Shaw a miss. 1976 J. Philips Backlash (1977) iii. i. 125 Elliot wasn't going to come to. He was heavily sedated. † seˈdating n. Obsolete This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1661v.1646
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