Dictionary
se•date
Pronunciation: (si-dāt'), [key]
—adj., v., -dat•ed, -dat•ing.
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adj.
calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement:
a sedate party; a sedate horse.
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v.t.
to put (a person) under sedation.
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