sedative meaning

Adjective: sedative  sedutiv

1. Tending to soothe or tranquilize
   "took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed"
   - ataractic, ataraxic, tranquilizing [N. Amer], tranquillizing [Brit], tranquillising [Brit], tranquillising [Brit]

Noun: sedative  sedutiv

1. A drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
   - sedative drug, depressant, downer

Derived forms: sedatives

See also: depressant, sedate

Type of: drug of abuse, medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine, street drug

Encyclopedia: Sedative

[Medicine]
n : a sedative agent or drug
adj : tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize nervousness or excitement ‹a drug with a sedative effect›

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1. some are more stimulatory, others more sedative.
2. the doctor had to put him to sleep with a strong sedative.
3. a wide variety of mild sedatives and tranquilizers have become available.
4. the sedative had left him with an acute headache, and his stomach was raw.
5. so i asked what i thought would be some sedative questions about her little girl.