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sedative
[ sed-uh-tiv ]
adjective
- tending to calm or soothe.
- allaying irritability or excitement; assuaging pain; lowering functional activity.
noun
- a sedative drug or agent.
sedative
/ ˈɛəɪ /
adjective
- having a soothing or calming effect
- of or relating to sedation
noun
- med a sedative drug or agent
sedative
- A drug having a calming or quieting effect, often given to reduce anxiety or to promote relaxation.
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·a·پ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of sedative1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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