SEDATED Definition & Meaning

sedated

[si-dey-tid]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

mentally calmed or in a state of lowered physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
A small, flexible tube is slipped into the mouth of the sedated patient, all the way down into the top of the small intestine.

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Origin of sedated¹

First recorded in 1940–45; sedate + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective; sedate + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb

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Julie from Yorkshire said she would "never come to terms" with the way her mother had passed away - sedated and alone.

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He sedated the cat, cleaned out the wound and stitched it up at a cost of £93.19.

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Wilson was sedated so heavily, Landy charged, that onstage he couldn’t even remember the words to some of his songs.

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The two priests were tortured but eventually found alive - heavily sedated and semi-naked.

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Officers sedated and seized the dog which will be assessed by experts.

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