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['sedətiv]noun, adjective ((a medicine, drug etc) having a soothing or calming effect: This medicine will have a sedative effect.) beroligende* * *['sedətiv]noun, adjective ((a medicine, drug etc) having a soothing or calming effect: This medicine will have a sedative effect.) beroligende
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sedative drug — noun a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person • Syn: ↑sedative, ↑depressant, ↑downer • Derivationally related forms: ↑down (for: ↑downer), ↑depressant ( … Useful english dictionary
sedative-hypnotic — noun a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep • Syn: ↑sedative hypnotic drug • Hypernyms: ↑sedative, ↑sedative drug, ↑depressant, ↑downer • Hyponyms … Useful english dictionary
sedative-hypnotic drug — noun a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep • Syn: ↑sedative hypnotic • Hypernyms: ↑sedative, ↑sedative drug, ↑depressant, ↑downer • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sedative — (adj.) tending to calm or soothe, early 15c., from M.L. sedativus calming, allaying, from pp. stem of sedare (see SEDATE (Cf. sedate)). The noun derivative meaning a sedative drug is attested from 1785 … Etymology dictionary
sedative — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ promoting calm or inducing sleep. ► NOUN ▪ a sedative drug … English terms dictionary
sedative — index drug, narcotic (adjective), narcotic (noun), palliative (abating) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sedative — noun (C) a drug used to make someone sleepy or calm … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sedative salt — noun : boric acid … Useful english dictionary
sedative — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ powerful, strong ▪ mild ▪ The doctor gave her a mild sedative to help her sleep. VERB + SEDATIVE ▪ administer … Collocations dictionary
sedative — UK [ˈsedətɪv] / US noun [countable] Word forms sedative : singular sedative plural sedatives a drug that makes someone calmer, or makes them sleep Derived word: sedative UK / US adjective … English dictionary
sedative — 1. adjective sedative drugs Syn: tranquilizing, calming, calmative, relaxing, soporific, narcotic; depressant; Medicine neuroleptic 2. noun the doctor gave him a sedative Syn: tranquilizer, calmative, sleeping pill, narcotic, opiate; … Thesaurus of popular words