During his teens and twenties, Tom was a party animal, but he now lives a sedate life with his wife Mary, and children.
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Sedate
/səˈdeɪt/
Synonyms for "sedate" (141 found)
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10 entriesanimal sedationsedate atmospheresedate demeanorsedate environmentsedate pacesedate settingsedation levelsedation protocolsedative agentsedative dose
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Dan tried to attack the psychiatrist, but the orderlies managed to subdue him and sedate him.
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Then Dido thus, with downcast look sedate: / "Take courage, Trojans, and dismiss your fear. / My kingdom's newness and the stress of Fate / force me to guard far off the frontiers of my state."
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Yanni wanted to sedate Skura.
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