sedate
part of speech
adjective (sedate, more sedate, most sedate); verb (sedate, sedates, sedated, sedating)
meaning for a pupil
1) (adjective) Calm, slow and quiet, without excitement. tree →
2) (verb, medicine) To give a person or animal a drug that makes them calm or sleepy, for example before an operation. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life, a "sedate pace" is a slow, calm speed. In medicine, vets sedate animals so they can treat them, and doctors may sedate patients. In stories, a sedate character is calm and proper. Phrases: a sedate pace, sedate life, sedated for the operation.
examples
- We walked at a sedate pace through the park. tree →
- Grandma lives a sedate life in the countryside. tree →
- The vet sedated the dog before cleaning its teeth. tree →
- The zoo keepers sedated the tiger to move it. tree →
- The old horse trotted along at a sedate speed. tree →
- He was sedated during the operation. tree →
- He did not even turn round, for he could not; and yet he was young and freshly cast, but prudent and sedate. tree →
note
Pronounced "si-DATE". Noun: sedation; a drug that sedates is a sedative. Sedate (calm) is not the same as "sedentary" (sitting a lot).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «sedate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.