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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Serenely deliberate, composed, and dignified in character or manner.
- transitive verb To administer a sedative to (a person or animal); calm by means of a sedative drug.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin sēdātus, past participle of sēdāre, to settle, calm; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Back-formation from sedative and sedation.]
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