Meaning

1 senses

  1. An agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep.

    Beruhigungsmittel

    успокои́тельноеuspokoítelʹnoje, седати́вное сре́дствоsedatívnoje srédstvo

    заспокійливий засібzaspokijlyvyj zasib, заспокійливеzaspokijlyve

More definitions
  • a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person

Examples

29 sentences

  1. I gave Tom a sedative.

    Я дав Тому заспокійливе.

    ruЯ дал Тому успокоительное.

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  2. The doctor gave Tom a sedative.

    ruВрач дал Тому успокоительное.

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  3. I gave Tom a mild sedative.

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  4. The nurse gave you a sedative.

    ruМедсестра дала тебе успокоительное.

    deDie Krankenschwester gab dir ein Sedativum.

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  5. The doctor prescribed Tom a sedative.

    deDer Arzt verschrieb Tom ein Beruhigungsmittel.

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Translations

8 languages
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an agent or drug that sedates:
Русский
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an agent or drug that sedates:
Deutsch
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an agent or drug that sedates:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English sedatif, from Anglo-Norman sedatif, from Medieval Latin sēdā

Inherited from Middle English sedatif, from Anglo-Norman sedatif, from Medieval Latin sēdātīvus, which itself likely influenced the modern spelling. By surface analysis, sedate + -ive.

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Forms

plural: sedatives
Singularsedative
Pluralsedatives

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
agents that cause sleep:sleeping pillsoporifictranquilizer
other agents that sedate:anxiolyticdepressantdowner
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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