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sedative
- /ˈsɛdətɪv/
Rhymes with -ɪv
Where it comes from
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.
noun sedatives
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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 do
Similar: sleeping pill, soporific, tranquilizer, anxiolytic, depressant, downer
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: tranquilizing, ataractic, depressant, ataraxic, downer, sedative drug, sedation, tranquilizer, tranquilliser, anesthetic, painkiller, pill, thalidomide, shot, hypnotics, calmative
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noun an agent or drug that sedates
| Español | sedante, sedativo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 진정제 jinjeongje |
| 日本語 | 鎮静剤 chinsei-zai |
| 中文 | 鎮靜藥 /镇静药 zhènjìngyào, 鎮靜劑 /镇静剂 zhènjìngjì |
| Português | sedativo |
| Français | sédatif |
| Deutsch | Beruhigungsmittel |
| Italiano | sedativo |
| Ελληνικά | ηρεμιστικό iremistikó, καταπραϋντικό katapraÿntikó |
| Русский | успокои́тельное uspokoítelʹnoje, седати́вное сре́дство sedatívnoje srédstvo |
| Tiếng Việt | làm dịu |
| العربية | مُهَدِّئ muhaddiʔ, مُسَكِّن musakkin |
adj calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing
| Español | sedante, sedativo |
|---|---|
| Português | sedativo |
| Français | sédatif |
| Deutsch | beruhigend, sedativ |
| Italiano | sedativo |
| Ελληνικά | ηρεμιστικός iremistikós |
| Русский | успокои́тельный uspokoítelʹnyj, седати́вный sedatívnyj |
Talk about this word "sedative." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sedative. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sedative. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sedative "sedative." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sedative.Cite this
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title = {sedative},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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