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sedate 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Adjective
/siˈdāt/,
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Calm, dignified, and unhurried,
  1. Calm, dignified, and unhurried
    • - in the old days, business was carried on at a rather more sedate pace
  2. Quiet and rather dull
    • - sedate suburban domesticity
Verb
  1. Calm (someone) or make them sleep by administering a sedative drug
    • - she was heavily sedated
  1. cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation"
  2. characterized by dignity and propriety
  3. grave: 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"
  4. (sedateness) a trait of dignified seriousness
  5. Sedation is a medical procedure involving the administration of sedative drugs, generally to facilitate a medical procedure or diagnostic procedure. Drugs which can be used for sedation include propofol, etomidate, ketamine, fentanyl and midazolam.
  6. to tranquilize by giving a sedative; to calm; to soothe; to induce sleep; in a composed and temperate state
  7. (sedateness) The state or quality of being sedate; calmness of mind, manner, or countenance; composure; placidity; serenity; tranquillity