Definition of sedative
: tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize nervousness or excitement
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Examples of sedative in a Sentence
some people find a glass of wine to be a civilized and sedative addition to an evening meal
Recent Examples of sedative from the Web
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However, the board banned him from performing or supervising surgery that requires sedative anesthesia in an office.
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One of the vets leaned out with a dart gun to deliver a dose of M99, a sedative thousands of times stronger than morphine.
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Drugs, too, but the sedative effects of most anti-motion pharmaceuticals are incompatible with making your livelihood at sea.
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Indica is generally sedative and can be used as a sleep aid.
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The principal obstacle, of course, is the controversy over midazolam, the sedative component of a drug cocktail that is supposed to put the subject into a state of unconscious painlessness at the time of death.
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The drink is made from a ground up root common to the South Pacific, and produces a (very) mild sedative effect.
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Neglect for Responsibilities Exacerbated by the drug’s sedative effects, an addict will often shirk important responsibilities.
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They were taken to a police station after officers found a sedative pill on one friend.
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Origin and Etymology of sedative
Middle English, alleviating pain, from Middle French sedatif, from Medieval Latin sedativus, from Latin sedatus
sedative Synonyms
Synonyms
calming, comforting, dreamy, lulling, pacifying, quieting, relaxing, soothing, tranquilizing (also tranquillizing);
Near Antonyms
painful, stressful, tiresome, troubling, trying, unsettling, worrisome;
energizing, invigorating, stimulant, stimulating;
aggravating, annoying, bothersome, disturbing, exasperating, frustrating, galling, grating, harassing, irksome, irritating, maddening, nettlesome, troublesome, vexatious, vexing;
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Definition of sedative
: a sedative agent or drug
Examples of sedative in a Sentence
The patient was given a powerful sedative.
Recent Examples of sedative from the Web
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Tranquili-tea contains CBN, a cannabinoid that acts as a sedative.
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The medical examiner ruled the manner of Trammell’s death as undetermined but cited the Taser use — as well as the use of sedatives by paramedics — as contributing factors.
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Nebraska and Nevada hope to soon start using the opioid fentanyl as a sedative.
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Wendy Blackstone died from smoke inhalation and an overdose of alprazolam, a sedative, according to an autopsy.
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Police toxicology tests found a mix of five powerful painkillers and sedatives in Woods’s system.
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Afterward, Smith upped the woman's dosage of Clonazepam, a powerful sedative and popular recreation drug, without giving her an exam, court records show.
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Ambien is a sedative-hypnotic drug that works by slowing down brain activity so that people can go to sleep, according to MedlinePlus.
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Other sedative and hypnotic drugs can also cause these reactions.
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First Known Use of sedative
1797
SEDATIVE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of sedative for English Language Learners
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: a drug that calms or relaxes someone
SEDATIVE Defined for Kids
Definition of sedative for Students
: a medicine that calms or relaxes someone
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of sedative
: tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize nervousness or excitement
- sedative effects of anesthetics and analgesics
- —Linda C. Haynes et al
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