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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sedative \Sed"a*tive\, adjective [Cf. F. s['e]datif.] Tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize; specifically (Med.), allaying irritability and irritation; assuaging pain.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sedative \Sed"a*tive\, noun (Med.) A remedy which allays irritability and irritation, and irritative activity or pain.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
sedative
adjective: tending to soothe or tranquilize; "valium has a tranquilizing effect"; "took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed" [syn: {ataractic}, {ataraxic}, {tranquilizing}, {tranquilising}]
noun: a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person [syn: {sedative drug}, {depressant}, {downer}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
23 Moby Thesaurus words for "sedative": Mickey Finn, allaying, anodyne, balm, barbiturate, calmant, calmative, calming, depressant, depressing, downer, hypnotic, lenitive, narcotic, opiate, pacifier, relaxing, sleep-inducing, sleeping, sleeping pill, soothing, soporific, tranquilizer
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