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- pronunciation:
- sih
deIt
- parts of speech:
- adjective, transitive verb
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
calm and under control; quiet.
The gathering was not noisy and crazy at all. Actually, it was very sedate.- synonyms:
- calm, sober, tranquil
- antonyms:
- agitated
- similar words:
- cool, level, placid, serene, serious, still
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| related words: |
quiet, sober |
| contrasting words: |
nervous, stormy, violent |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
sedates, sedating, sedated |
| definition: |
to give a drug to so as to tranquilize or cause a sleeping state.
- similar words:
- calm, drug
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| derivations: |
sedately (adv.), sedateness (n.) |
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