Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: sedate
IPA transcription: [sɪd'eɪt]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: sedate, staid
    Meaning: characterized by dignity and propriety
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: sedate, calm, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise
    Meaning: cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation"
Usage examples
  • She was a quiet, sedate girl, with brown eyes and hair.
  • On the way home the children felt that something solemn had happened, and were very sedate.
  • On the whole, there was no one on the "Spartacus" whom Katy liked so well as sedate little Gretchen except the dear old Captain, with whom she was a prime favorite.
  • Admit, for so is the fact, that this plan is only RECOMMENDED, not imposed, yet let it be remembered that it is neither recommended to BLIND approbation, nor to BLIND reprobation; but to that sedate and candid consideration which the magnitude and importance of the subject demand, and which it certainly ought to receive.