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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person;
[syn: sedative, sedative drug, depressant, downer]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. tending to soothe or tranquilize;
- Example: "valium has a tranquilizing effect"
- Example: "took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed"
[syn: ataractic, ataraxic, sedative, tranquilizing, tranquillizing, tranquilising, tranquillising]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sedative \Sed"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. s['e]datif.] Tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize; specifically (Med.), allaying irritability and irritation; assuaging pain. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sedative \Sed"a*tive\, n. (Med.) A remedy which allays irritability and irritation, and irritative activity or pain. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

sedative adj 1: tending to soothe or tranquilize; "valium has a tranquilizing effect"; "took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed" [syn: ataractic, ataraxic, sedative, tranquilizing, tranquillizing, tranquilising, tranquillising] n 1: a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person [syn: sedative, sedative drug, depressant, downer]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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