sedative
noun/ˈsedətɪv/
/ˈsedətɪv/
- a drug that makes somebody go to sleep or makes them feel calm and relaxed synonym tranquillizer
- The doctor gave him a mild sedative to help him sleep.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- powerful
- strong
- mild
- …
- administer
- give somebody
- prescribe (somebody)
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French sedatif or medieval Latin sedativus, from Latin sedat- ‘settled’, from the verb sedare ‘settle’, from sedere ‘sit’.
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