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单词 sedate
释义 se·date
I. \sə̇ˈdāt, sēˈ-, usu -ād.+V\ adjective
(usually -er/-est)
Etymology: Latin sedatus, from past participle of sedare to settle, calm, soothe, appease, caus. of sedēre to sit — more at sit
1.
 a. : uninfluenced or not liable to influence by disturbing elements : quiet, dispassionate
  < a balance so calm and sedate as to exclude rapture — John Dewey >
 b. : of a staid, sober, or grave nature or constitution
  < the more sedate winter settlers who find antic youth somewhat less attractive than their rocking-chair companions — C.L.Biemiller >
2. : characteristic of or suitable to sedate persons : placid or unobtrusive in appearance or nature
 < in their sedate beauty of ruby and brown, the trees stretched ahead — T.B.Costain >
 < a sober brown cover, broken only by a sedate listing of its table of contents — J.D.Adams >
Synonyms: see serious
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: back-formation from sedative
: to put (a patient) under the influence of a sedative drug
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