| Verb | 1. | sedate - cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation"affect - act physically on; have an effect upon | |
| Adj. | 1. | sedate - characterized by dignity and proprietydecorous - characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme" | |
| 2. | sedate - 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"serious - concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities; "a serious student of history"; "a serious attempt to learn to ski"; "gave me a serious look"; "a serious young man"; "are you serious or joking?"; "Don't be so serious!" | |