sedate
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
The patient must be sedated before the operation
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- energize antonym
- drugging derivation
- tranquilizer derivation
- composure derivation
- sedative derivation
Sense 2 adjective
characterized by dignity and propriety
Related & opposite
- sedateness derivation
- decorous similar to
Sense 3 adjective
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
a grave God-fearing man
Related & opposite
- graveness derivation
- sedateness derivation
- solemnity derivation
- serious similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | energize |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | drugging |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tranquilizer |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | composure |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sedative |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | affect |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hypnotize |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sedateness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | decorous |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | graveness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sedateness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | solemnity |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | serious |