Dictionary

sedative en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɛdətɪv/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. Calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing

Forms

Deriveds

sedative salt · monosedative · analgosedative · salt sedative · subsedative · hypnosedative · equisedative · nonsedative

Synonyms

ataraxic · ataractic

Translations (25)

pl uspokajający (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing) · ca sedant (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing) · el ηρεμιστικός (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing) · fi rauhoittava (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing) · de sedativ (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing) · ru успокои́тельный (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing) · sk sedatívny (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing) · bg сънотворен (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing) · uk заспокі́йливий (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing) · es sedativo (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing) · fi unettava (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing) · it sedativo (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing) · fi nukuttava (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing) · cs sedativní (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing) · ru седати́вный (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing) · de beruhigend (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing) · bg успокоителен (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing) · sv lugnande (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing) · pt sedativo (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing) · sv sövande (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing) · uk седати́вний (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing) · fr sédatif (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing) · nl kalmerend (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing) · es sedante (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing) · nrf sédatif (calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing)

sedative en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɛdətɪv/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. An agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep.
   • Michael Jackson probably died after he rapidly injected himself with a dose of the surgical anesthetic propofol on top of a large dose of sedatives he swallowed when Dr. Conrad Murray was away, the defense’s propofol expert testified Friday. […] White also concluded that Jackson swallowed a large dose of lorazepam several hours earlier, which would have left "a very high concentration" of the sedative in his body. 2011 October 28, Alan Duke, “Michael Jackson gave himself fatal overdose, expert says”, in CNN, archived from the original on 29 Dec 2016:

Forms

Synonyms

anxiolytic (other agents that sedate) · sleeping pill (agents that cause sleep) · tranquilizer (agents that cause sleep) · depressant (other agents that sedate) · soporific (agents that cause sleep) · downer (other agents that sedate)

Translations (41)

eo sedativo (an agent or drug that sedates) · fi rauhoite (an agent or drug that sedates) · nv azeeʼ bichʼįʼ daʼawoshígíí (an agent or drug that sedates) · hu nyugtatószer (an agent or drug that sedates) · sk sedatívum (an agent or drug that sedates) · pdt Schlopmeddel (an agent or drug that sedates) · el καταπραϋντικό (an agent or drug that sedates) · ru седати́вное сре́дство (an agent or drug that sedates) · ca sedant (an agent or drug that sedates) · es sedante (an agent or drug that sedates) · sv sömnmedel (an agent or drug that sedates) · de Beruhigungsmittel (an agent or drug that sedates) · ar مُهَدِّئ (an agent or drug that sedates) · el ηρεμιστικό (an agent or drug that sedates) · cmn 鎮靜劑 /镇静剂 (an agent or drug that sedates) · vi làm dịu (an agent or drug that sedates) · ko 진정제 (an agent or drug that sedates) · cs sedativum (an agent or drug that sedates) · it sedativo (an agent or drug that sedates) · fr sédatif (an agent or drug that sedates) · eo trankviligilo (an agent or drug that sedates) · uk заспокійливий засіб (an agent or drug that sedates) · id obat penenang (an agent or drug that sedates) · ja 鎮静剤 (an agent or drug that sedates) · pl środek uspokajający (an agent or drug that sedates) · kk тыныштандыратын дәрі-дәрмек (an agent or drug that sedates) · uk заспокійливе (an agent or drug that sedates) · cmn 鎮靜藥 /镇静药 (an agent or drug that sedates) · fi rauhoituslääke (an agent or drug that sedates) · ary بنج (an agent or drug that sedates) · cy tawelydd (an agent or drug that sedates) · ar مُسَكِّن (an agent or drug that sedates) · pt sedativo (an agent or drug that sedates) · es sedativo (an agent or drug that sedates) · sv lugnande medel (an agent or drug that sedates) · ceb igpahupay (an agent or drug that sedates) · fi sedatiivi (an agent or drug that sedates) · nl kalmeringsmiddel (an agent or drug that sedates) · nrf sédatif (an agent or drug that sedates) · fi unilääke (an agent or drug that sedates) · ru успокои́тельное (an agent or drug that sedates)