From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sedate
adj 1: characterized by dignity and propriety [syn: {sedate},
{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},
{sedate}, {sober}, {solemn}]
v 1: cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative
to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation"
[syn: {sedate}, {calm}, {tranquilize}, {tranquillize},
{tranquillise}] [ant: {arouse}, {brace}, {energise},
{energize}, {perk up}, {stimulate}]
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