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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Sedate (0.02792 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Sedate.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: sedate
sedate
adj 1: characterized by dignity and propriety [syn:
staid]
2: dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to
keeping promises;
“a grave God-fearing man”;
“a quiet
sedate nature”;
“as sober as a judge”;
“a solemn promise”;
“the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence” [syn:
grave,
sober,
solemn]
sedate
v : cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to;
“The patient must be sedated before the operation” [syn:
calm,
tranquilize,
tranquillize,
tranquillise]
[ant:
stimulate]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Sedate
Sedate
\Se*date"\, a. [L. sedatus, p. p. of sedare, sedatum, to
allay, calm, causative of sedere to sit. See
Sit.]
Undisturbed by passion or caprice; calm; tranquil; serene;
not passionate or giddy; composed; staid; as, a sedate soul,
mind, or temper.
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Disputation carries away the mind from that calm and
sedate temper which is so necessary to contemplate
truth. --I. Watts.
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Whatsoever we feel and know
Too sedate for outward show. --Wordsworth.
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Syn: Settled; composed; calm; quiet; tranquil; still; serene;
unruffled; undisturbed; contemplative; sober; serious.
[1913 Webster] --
Se*date"ly, adv. --
Se*date"ness,
n.
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