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sedate (adjective), more sedate, most sedate
1. Descriptive of the avoidance of excitement or great activity and to be calm and relaxed: Jack and Jill walked on the beach with a sedate pace as they enjoyed the surrounding area.
2. Peaceful and quiet: Jeremy and his family are living in a more sedate neighborhood now compared to the noisier one they were in before when they were the city.
3. Etymology: from Latin sedatus, "composed, moderate, quiet, tranquil"; "to settle, to be calm" from sedere "to sit".
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2. Peaceful and quiet: Jeremy and his family are living in a more sedate neighborhood now compared to the noisier one they were in before when they were the city.
3. Etymology: from Latin sedatus, "composed, moderate, quiet, tranquil"; "to settle, to be calm" from sedere "to sit".
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-ate (to do)
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sed-, sedat-, -sid, -sess
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“more sedate”
Pertaining to a peaceful and quiet environment without excitement or any significant activities. (1)
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