to sedate
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6.8
- verb
- /sɪˈdeɪt/
- Specialized
:
sedar
- He had to be sedated.
- a sedated patient
- sedating effect
- sedating antidepressants
And he was sedated for fifty of those days.
- And he was sedated for fifty of those days.
- So like, I'm aware that carbohydrates will sedate me.
- I I saved it from a dog fighting club and it's like, it's a little bit vicious and snaps, but you know, if it's sedated, it is beautiful.
- And we kind of think about that in a sense of like maybe when they're sedated, maybe when their eyes are closed and when they're not able to talk to us.
- I consume enough drugs to sedate Manhattan, Long Island, and Queens for a month.
- I consume enough caffeine to sedate Greater Manhattan, Long Island, and Queens for a month.
- I'm I'm now a bit sedated, but I got I shouldn't say sedated, but I'm I'm more calm about my driving, but I I do drive a fast car.
- And it's my belief that porn video games and social media are sedating men out of this state of seeking and reproductive seeking behaviour.
Examples
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Yes, of course he was sedated, but he deceived us very well.
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The veterinarian will sedate the dog before the surgery to ensure it remains calm.
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I may have to sedate you for your safety.
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Alex was so nervous, we had to sedate him.
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I can sedate him, of course, but he'll be useless as a working dog.
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Sedate him and wrap him up.
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I shall get her sedated and bring her to your surgery this evening.
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We're going to try to sedate him and when he's under, we're going to try to reach out to the real Josh.
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We're gonna keep her totally sedated with a complete muscle relaxant.
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He'd been sedated but was alert and, within minutes, dressed and ready to fly home.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
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6.3
Cause a person or animal to become unconscious, often using medicine
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7.1
To give medicine so a person or animal cannot feel pain, often before surgery
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6.8
To make a person or animal calm by giving them medicine
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9.5
To give someone a drug that makes them very sleepy or unconscious
Give medicine so a person or animal does not feel pain during a medical procedure
Antonyms
How Sedated
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sedate comes from the Latin sedare 'to calm' and is the same root as the English word sedative. So to sedate someone is to give medicine to make them calm or sleepy.