Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sedate"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Sedate \Se*date"\, a. [L. sedatus, p. p. of sedare, sedatum, to
allay, calm, causative of sedere to sit. See {Sit}.]
Undisturbed by passion or caprice; calm; tranquil; serene;
not passionate or giddy; composed; staid; as, a sedate soul,
mind, or temper.

Disputation carries away the mind from that calm and
sedate temper which is so necessary to contemplate
truth. --I. Watts.

Whatsoever we feel and know Too sedate for outward
show. --Wordsworth.

Syn: Settled; composed; calm; quiet; tranquil; still; serene;
unruffled; undisturbed; contemplative; sober; serious.
-- {Se*date"ly}, adv. -- {Se*date"ness}, n.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

sedate
adj 1: characterized by dignity and propriety [syn: {staid}]
2: dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to
keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet
sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise";
"the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence" [syn: {grave},
{sober}, {solemn}]
v : cause to be calm or quiet; "The patient must be sedated
before the operation" [syn: {calm}, {tranquilize}, {tranquillize},
{tranquillise}] [ant: {stimulate}]


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