sedates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sedate
• Adestes, Tadesse
Source: Wiktionary
Se*date", a. Etym: [L. sedatus, p. p. of sedare, sedatum, to allay, calm, causative of sedere to sit. See Sit.]
Definition: Undisturbed by passion or caprice; calm; tranquil; serene; not passionate or giddy; composed; staid; as, a sedate soul, mind, or temper. Disputation carries away the mind from that calm and sedate temper which is so necessary to contemplate truth. I. Watts. Whatsoever we feel and know Too sedate for outward show. Wordsworth.
Syn.
– Settled; composed; calm; quiet; tranquil; still; serene; unruffled; undisturbed; conteplative; sober; serious.
– Se*date"ly, adv.
– Se*date"ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 April 2025
(noun) cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers; “they used bales of newspaper every day”
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