Sedate

Adjective

 * 1) in a composed and temperate state.

Verb

 * 1) to tranquilize by giving a sedative; to calm; to soothe; to induce sleep.

Adverbs for Sedate
gravely; comically; habitually; naturally; pleasantly; priggishly; ridiculously; peculiarly; unusually; properly; modestly; serenely; thoughtfully; calmly; occasionally; forbiddingly; curiously.

Thesaurus
anesthetize, aristocratic, august, calm, collected, composed, controlled, conventional, cool, courtly, decorous, demure, detached, dignified, dispassionate, dope, drug, earnest, entrance, even-tempered, formal, frowning, fussy, grand, grave, grim, grim-faced, grim-visaged, hypnotize, imperturbable, imposing, kingly, long-faced, lordly, lull to sleep, magisterial, magnetize, majestic, mesmerize, moderate, narcotize, no-nonsense, noble, old-fashioned, peaceful, placid, prim, princely, proper, prudish, put to sleep, put under, queenly, refined, regal, rock to sleep, royal, seemly, serene, serious, sober, sober-minded, sobersided, solemn, somber, staid, stately, statuesque, stiff, stone-faced, straight-faced, strait-laced, temperate, thoughtful, trance, tranquil, undisturbed, unflappable, unperturbed, unruffled, unsmiling, venerable, weighty, worthy

Etymology
From sedatum:, past participle of sedare:, causative of sedere:.

Adjective

 * Finnish:, ,

Verb

 * Finnish: rauhoittaa, antaa rauhoittavia


 * German:, ruhig stellen

Anagrams

 * seated
 * teased

Verb
sedate