sedated

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adjective

se·​dat·​ed si-ˈdā-təd How to pronounce sedated (audio)
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: being in a calm, relaxed state resulting from or as if from the effect of a sedative drug : affected by or experiencing sedation
a heavily/lightly sedated patient
The procedure demanded that the patient be sedated but not comatose, as he had to respond to commands and answer questions.—John Gregory Dunne

sedated

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past tense and past participle of sedate entry 2

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Adonis remains in the pediatric intensive care unit where he was intubated and sedated, Dominique Calhoun, an attorney for Jackson’s family, confirmed to PEOPLE on Thursday, July 23. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026 With a clean swoop, Miller had the animal subdued and sedated. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026 Daejeon officials released video showing rescuers retrieving the sedated wolf from a ditch and carefully placing him in a carrier — a moment of relief for the many people who had followed his story. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026 Daejeon officials released video showing rescuers retrieving the sedated wolf from a ditch and placing him in a carrier. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sedated

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First Known Use

Adjective

1948, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sedated was in 1948

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