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sedare

  • /seˈdare/

Where it comes from

dal latino sedare, ossia "far sedere" e dunque "calmare", "acquietare", a sua volta da sedere ("sedersi") e, in senso figurato, "star sereno"

verb avere · sedando · sedante · sedato · sedo · sedi

  1. calmare
  2. figuratively definizione mancante; se vuoi, aggiungila tu

Similar: attutire, calmare, frenare, placare, reprimere, smorzare, soffocare, sopire, acquietare, mitigare, lenire, pacare, tranquillizzare, pacificare, ammansire, rabbonire, quietare, sopprimere · Opposite: acuire, aizzare, eccitare, esasperare, acutizzare

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In English

  • quell transitive: to subdue, put down
  • subside to fall into a state of calm; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate
  • sedate to give (a person) a sedative to calm them or put them to sleep — see also tranq
  • tranquilize to make something or someone tranquil

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"sedare." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it/sedare. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sedare. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/it/sedare

Chicago

"sedare." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/it/sedare.

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@misc{sedare_2026,
  title = {sedare},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/sedare},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}