sedative.
An agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep.
Meaning & usage
An agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep.
Where this word 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.
Calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing
Where this word 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.
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