sedate

/sɪˈdeɪt/sih-DAYT

/sɪˈdeɪt/sih-DAYT

Meaningsettled

Common meaning: calm and unhurried

sedto sit; to stayLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1658 · scan
ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having

Journey through time

Latinsedatus‘calmed’source
Englishsedate‘calm and unhurried’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin sedeō ‘to sit’.

Roots

sedeō, sēdī, sessum Latin “to sit; to stay”

Related words

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