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1. WordNet® 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]
2. 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]
3. 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]
Thesaurus Results for Sedative:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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
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