adjective
- having a calming or sleep-inducing effect
Usage: medical
verb
- present participle of sedate: giving a sedative drug to calm or make sleepy
Usage: medical
Examples
- The sedating effects of the medication helped her sleep.
- The doctor is sedating the patient before surgery.
- Chamomile tea has mildly sedating properties.
- The nurse was sedating the anxious child with a mild tranquilizer.
- Some antihistamines have sedating side effects.
- The sedating music helped calm the restless patients.
- They are sedating the animal for the medical procedure.