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oversedate en · VERB

Etymology

From over- + sedate.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To sedate excessively.
   • But the practice has drawn mounting criticism from doctors and dentists who say it poses a dangerous risk of patients being oversedated by dentists who often have completed only a 24-hour training course and are not equipped to safely monitor the drugs. 2008 March 6, Sarah Kershaw, “My Root Canal? It’s a Blur”, in New York Times:

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