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sedative

[ sed-uh-tiv ]

adjective

  1. tending to calm or soothe.
  2. allaying irritability or excitement; assuaging pain; lowering functional activity.


noun

  1. a sedative drug or agent.

sedative

/ ˈɛəɪ /

adjective

  1. having a soothing or calming effect
  2. of or relating to sedation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. med a sedative drug or agent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sedative

  1. A drug having a calming or quieting effect, often given to reduce anxiety or to promote relaxation.
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·a·پ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sedative1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English (adjective), from Middle French é岹پ, from Medieval Latin ŧīܲ; equivalent to sedate + -ive
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sedative1

C15: from Medieval Latin ŧīܲ, from Latin ŧٳܲ assuaged; see sedate 1
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I discovered is that while religion may not be the opiate of the masses, as Karl Marx famously wrote, this app is a sedative to dull the consciences of MAGA.

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While alcohol can make you feel sleepy due to its sedative effect, it will disrupt your sleep cycle and reduce the quality of your sleep, Dr Lazar says.

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The passages recounting her shattered emotional state and her understandable fear of the sedatives that were administered to calm her, are terrifying in their battered simplicity and clarity of purpose.

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On a top shelf in Wayne's bedroom sits a brown glass bottle containing a fine white powder - a mixture of five drugs, sedatives and painkillers, delivered to the house the previous day.

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Illicit Alprazolam can contain other unknown and potentially harmful sedative drugs, and has been linked with a number of deaths in both the UK and US when mixed with other potent drugs.

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