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Webster 1913 Edition


Sedative

Sed′a-tive

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
sédatif
.]
Tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize
; specifically
(Med.)
,
allaying irritability and irritation; assuaging pain.

Sed′a-tive

,
Noun.
(Med.)
A remedy which allays irritability and irritation, and irritative activity or pain.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sedative

SEDATIVE

,
Adj.
[L. sedo, to calm.] In medicine, moderating muscular action or animal energy.

Definition 2024


sedative

sedative

See also: sédative

English

Noun

sedative (plural sedatives)

  1. An agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep.

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Adjective

sedative (comparative more sedative, superlative most sedative)

  1. Calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing

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Italian

Adjective

sedative f

  1. feminine plural of sedativo

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