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sedate
adj
    1. Calm and dignified in manner.
      Thesaurus: calm, dignified, composed, sober, collected, earnest, serene, solemn, staid, tranquil, unflappable; Antonym: agitated, fidgety, hasty.
    2. Slow and unexciting.
verb
    sedated, sedating
    1. To calm or quieten someone by means of a sedative.
Derivative: sedately
adverb
    Derivative: sedateness
    noun
      Etymology: 17c: from Latin sedatus, from sedare to still.



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