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Meanings of sedate in English

Catalan
sedar

Cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to.

sedar

Dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises.

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Characterized by dignity and propriety.

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Usage of sedate in English
1
That did not mean, however, that the election was a sedate affair.
The Irish Times
2
It is normally used by doctors to sedate patients for minor procedures.
The kommandant's girl
3
They attracted universal attention from the old sedate down to the schoolboy.
Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Spri...
4
All day, the anophelii came and went, their sedate, monkish manner shaken.
The Scar
5
He wanted to shout at his friends, tell them to sedate him.
The Death Cure
6
Edward was the eldest of the family, and quite sober and sedate.
Holidays at Roselands / A Sequel to Elsie Dinsmore
7
A more sedate way of exploring the volcano's environs is by train.
The Guardian
8
In keeping with the sedate atmosphere, it petered out in the end.
The Irish Times
9
Even so, most of the time he kept to a sedate pace.
In every heartbeat
10
Even as her mistress watched Emma got in carrying a sedate band-box.
The Head of the House of Coombe
11
We all think of the Bentley as a sedate sort of chariot.
The Irish Times
12
Outwardly at least this sedate divine suggested nothing but the austerer virtues.
The Man from the Clouds
13
She was gentle and sedate as usual, but evidently absent and preoccupied.
Japanese Literature / Including Selections from Genji Monogatari...
14
In theory, our Ferrari is one of the company's more sedate models.
Wired
15
You and your books miss this, because your books are too sedate.
The Longest Journey
16
She was a sedate little maiden, and wonderfully wise for her years.
Clover
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Translations for sedate
Catalan
sedar
Sedate through the time
Sedate across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common