When someone is sedated, they are put to sleep or tranquilized in order to make them less resistant to medication or surgery.
The patient was sedated before the surgery to minimize the pain.
She was sedated before the operation to make her more comfortable.
verb
To calm or put (a person) to sleep using a sedative drug.
Synonyms:
verb
To make tranquil.
Synonyms:
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The later painting is more sedate, the figures are more composed and less excited.
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The patient can request sedation.
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She attends the wedding under sedation.
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He resides in sedate eastern Washington.
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Helen attends the wedding under sedation.
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Endoscopic ultrasound is performed with the patient sedated.
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The ability to produce sedation is determined by the dosage.
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The war changed sedate village into a battleground.
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Alternately the patient may be sedated during the procedure.
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Indication and beginning of sedation was documented in the medical records.