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- pronunciation:
- sih
deIt
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verb |
| inflections: |
sedates, sedating, sedated |
| definition: |
When a doctor sedates a patient, they give the patient a drug to make them sleep and feel no pain.
The vet sedated the dog before doing surgery on his leg.- similar words:
- calm
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| derivations: |
sedately (adv.), sedateness (n.) |
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