"treat with sedatives," 1945, a back-formation from the noun derivative of sedative (adj.). The word also existed 17c. in a sense "make calm or quiet." Related: Sedated; sedating.
sedate (adj.)
"calm, quiet," 1660s, from Latin sedatus "composed, moderate, quiet, tranquil," past participle of sedare "to settle, calm," causative of sedere "to sit" (see sedentary). Related: Sedately.
例文
1. I live in a sedate little village in the Midlands.
イングランド中部の静かな小さな村に住んでいます。
2.We set off again at a more sedate pace.
私たちは再出発して、足並みはもっと余裕があります。
3.She took them to visit her sedate ,elderly cousins.
彼女は彼らを連れて彼女の軽々しく笑わない従兄弟たちを訪問した。/
4.Today 's celebrations have been altogether more sedate .