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Sedated

Definition: Sedated

Sedated

Adjective

1. Under the influence of a sedative drug.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Crosswords: Sedated

English words defined with "sedated": calmhyoscinescopolamine, sedatetranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize. (references)

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Modern Usage: Sedated

DomainUsage

Screenplays

I'm not exactly sure what it is but I know I didn't always feel this sedated. But you know what? (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball)

If you feel you are not properly sedated, call 348-844 immediately. (THX 1138; writing credit: George Lucas;)

Clever

Inside some of us is a thin person struggling to get out, but he she can usually be sedated with a few pieces of chocolate cake. (references; author: unknown)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Sedated

DomainTitle

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Sedated

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Cubs stay with sedated polar bear - Ursus maritimus - mother during Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program studies.Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals).

Sedated bear - Ursus maritimus - ready for measurement and tagging. Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program studies.Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals).

Helicopter pilot Budd Christman with large sedated male polar bear - Ursus maritimus. Bears were measured and tagged for future study. Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP) studies.Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals).

Steve Amstrup of USFWS with large sedated polar bear - Ursus maritimus. Bears were measured and tagged for future study. This sedated male was ready for the WWF with a 45 inch neck and weighing about 1400 pounds.Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals).

Budd Christman with large sedated polar bear - Ursus maritimus. Bears were measured and tagged for future study.Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals).

Steve Amstrup with large sedated polar bear - Ursus maritimus. Bears were measured and tagged for future study.Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals).

Preparing to pull tooth of large sedated polar bear - Ursus maritimus. Bears were measured and tagged for future study. Teeth were pulled to study age and general health of bears.Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals).

Large sedated polar bear - Ursus maritimus. Bears were measured and tagged for future study. Large padded feet for traction on the ice.Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals).

Large sedated polar bear - Ursus maritimus. Large padded feet for traction on the ice.Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals).

  

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Sedated

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

In some cases, young children need to be sedated in order to hold still for the radiation treatment. (references)

Patients should be sedated and the nervous system should be kept quiet and as free from stress as possible. (references)

The patient is lightly sedated before the exam. During the exam, the patient lies on his or her side and the doctor inserts the tube through the anus and rectum into the colon. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Sedated

"Sedated" is generally used as a lexical verb (past participle) -- approximately 63.33% of the time. "Sedated" is used about 30 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past participle)63.33%1980,337
Lexical Verb (past tense)26.67%8124,375
Adjective (general or positive)10%3202,518
                    Total100.00%30N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Sedated

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

  i wanna be sedated

29

  sedated

26

  i lyrics sedated wanna

21

  i lyrics ramones sedated wanna

12

  i ramones sedated wanna

6

  lyrics sedated

5

  lyrics ramones sedated

4

  ramones sedated

4

  i lyrics sedated want

3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Sedated

Language Translations for "sedated"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

沉着 (Aplomb, sedate, sedately, self-possessed). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

침착했던. (various references)

   

Manx

  

fo chiunaghey. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

edatedsay

   

Russian 

  

давать седативное средство.....под воздействием успокоительного/. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Sedated

Misspellings

"Sedated" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: seatek, secate, sedater, sedite, Sedjadeh, serated, Siadatan, Sidati. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Sedated"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "sedated" (pronounced sudā"tud)
5-d ā" t u ddated, predated, undated, updated.
4-ā" t u dabated, annotated, awaited, baited, bated, belated, berated, conjugated, created, debated, deflated, desecrated, dilated, elated, equated, fated, feted, gated, grated, hated, inflated, interrelated, mated, misstated, negated, overrated, overweighted, plated, prorated, rated, reinstated, related, restated, sated, skated, slated, stated, translated, unabated, underrated, unrated, unrelated, unstated, vacated, waited, weighted.
3-t u dabbreviated, abdicated, abducted, abetted, aborted, abrogated, abstracted, abutted, accelerated, accented, accentuated, accepted, acclimated, accommodated, accosted, accounted, accredited, accumulated, acquainted, acquitted, acted, activated, adapted, addicted, adjudicated, adjusted, admitted, adopted, adulterated, advocated, affected, affiliated, afflicted, affronted, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, airlifted, alerted, alienated, alleviated, allocated, allotted, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amounted, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, anted, anticipated, antiquated, appointed, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, arrested, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assaulted, asserted, assimilated, assisted, associated, assorted, attempted, attenuated, attested, attracted, attributed, audited, augmented, authenticated, automated, averted, backdated, bankrupted, batted, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, bested, bifurcated, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, bloated, blunted, blurted, boasted, boated, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, castigated, castrated, catapulted, celebrated, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, chlorinated, circuited, circulated, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coated, coexisted, collaborated, collected, comforted, commemorated, commented, committed, communicated, commuted, compacted, compensated, competed, complemented, completed, complicated, complimented, computed, conceited, concentrated, concerted, concocted, conducted, confiscated, conflicted, confronted, congested, congratulated, congregated, connected, conscripted, consecrated, consented, consisted, consolidated, constipated, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, consummated, contacted, contaminated, contemplated, contented, contested, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, cooperated, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, corrupted, costed, counted, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, credited, cremated, crenelated, crested, crusted, culminated, cultivated, darted, daunted, deactivated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflected, degenerated, dehydrated, dejected, delegated, deleted, deliberated, delighted, delineated, delisted, demented, demonstrated, demoted, denigrated, denominated, denoted, dented, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, deposited, depreciated, deregulated, desegregated, deserted, designated, destructed, detected, deteriorated, detested, detonated, detracted, devaluated, devastated, deviated, devoted, dictated, differentiated, digested, dilapidated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disappointed, disassociated, disconnected, discontented, discounted, discredited, discriminated, disenchanted, disgusted, disintegrated, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, disseminated, dissented, dissipated, distorted, distracted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, domesticated, dominated, donated, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, duplicated, dusted, edited, educated, effected, ejected, elaborated, elected, electrocuted, elevated, elicited, eliminated, elongated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emitted, emulated, enacted, encapsulated, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, enumerated, enunciated, eradicated, erected, erupted, escalated, escorted, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, evicted, eviscerated, exacerbated, exacted, exaggerated, exalted, exasperated, excavated, excepted, excerpted, excited, excommunicated, excoriated, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhilarated, exhorted, existed, exited, exonerated, expected, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, expropriated, exterminated, extorted, extracted, extradited, extrapolated, extricated, extroverted, exulted, fabricated, faceted, facilitated, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fascinated, fasted, faulted, feasted, federated, fermented, ferreted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, fixated, flabbergasted, flagellated, flaunted, flirted, floated, flouted, fluctuated, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, formulated, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, frustrated, generated, germinated, gifted, glaciated, gloated, glutted, graduated, grafted, granted, gravitated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, gyrated, halfhearted, hallucinated, halogenated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hearted, heated, helmeted, hesitated, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, humiliated, hunted, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, ignited, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impacted, imparted, impersonated, implanted, implemented, implicated, imported, impregnated, imprinted, imputed, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incited, incorporated, inculcated, indebted, indicated, indicted, indited, indoctrinated, inducted, infatuated, infected, infested, infiltrated, inflected, inflicted, infuriated, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, initiated, injected, innovated, inoculated, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instigated, instituted, instructed, insulated, insulted, integrated, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, interpolated, interpreted, interrogated, interrupted, intersected, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, introverted, inundated, invalidated, invented, inverted, invested, investigated, invigorated, invited, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, laminated, lasted, legislated, levitated, liberated, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, liquidated, listed, litigated, located, looted, lubricated, lusted, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, mandated, manifested, manipulated, marinated, marketed, masted, masturbated, mediated, medicated, melted, merited, meted, migrated, minted, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, misdirected, misinterpreted, misquoted, misreported, misrepresented, mistreated, mistrusted, mitigated, moderated, modulated, molested, motivated, mounted, multifaceted, mutated, muted, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, nearsighted, necessitated, neglected, negotiated, nested, netted, nominated, nonregulated, noted, objected, obligated, obliterated, obstructed, officiated, omitted, operated, opinionated, opted, orbited, orchestrated, orientated, oriented, originated, ornamented, ousted, outdated, outed, outfitted, outlasted, outvoted, overacted, overestimated, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overreacted, overregulated, overrepresented, overstated, oxygenated, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, participated, pasted, patented, patted, pelleted, pelted, penetrated, perfected, perforated, permeated, permitted, perpetrated, perpetuated, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, pollinated, polluted, pontificated, populated, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, precipitated, predicated, predicted, predominated, preempted, preexisted, prefabricated, premeditated, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prognosticated, prohibited, projected, proliferated, promoted, prompted, promulgated, propagated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, punctuated, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, quoted, radiated, rafted, ranted, ratcheted, reacted, reactivated, readjusted, readmitted, reallocated, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebated, rebutted, recalculated, recanted, reciprocated, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recounted, recreated, recruited, redacted, redecorated, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, reevaluated, refitted, reflected, reformulated, refrigerated, refuted, regenerated, regimented, regretted, regulated, rehabilitated, reignited, reincarnated, reinstituted, reintegrated, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvested, reinvigorated, reinvited, reiterated, rejected, rejuvenated, relegated, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, rented, repainted, repatriated, repeated, repented, replanted, replicated, reported, represented, reprinted, repudiated, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resonated, resorted, respected, restarted, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, resuscitated, retaliated, retested, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverberated, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotated, rotted, ruminated, rusted, rutted, sainted, salivated, salted, saluted, sandblasted, saturated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, segmented, segregated, selected, separated, serrated, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, simulated, sited, situated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sophisticated, sorted, speculated, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, stagnated, stalemated, started, stilted, stimulated, stipulated, stunted, subcontracted, subjected, subjugated, submitted, subordinated, substantiated, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suffocated, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, suspected, swatted, sweated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, tainted, talented, targeted, tasted, taunted, tempted, terminated, tested, throated, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, titillated, toasted, tolerated, tormented, toted, touted, transacted, transected, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, truncated, trusted, tufted, twisted, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unadulterated, unaffected, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncoated, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompensated, uncompleted, uncomplicated, unconnected, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncounted, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underestimated, underreported, underrepresented, understated, undetected, undifferentiated, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, uneducated, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unincorporated, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninitiated, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmitigated, unmolested, unobstructed, unpainted, unprecedented, unprotected, unreconstructed, unregulated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unrestricted, unsaturated, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unsophisticated, unsubstantiated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, uplifted, uprooted, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, venerated, vented, ventilated, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, voted, wafted, wanted, warranted, wasted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Sedated

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: deadest, steaded.

Words within the letters "a-d-d-e-e-s-t"

-1 letter: seated, sedate, teased.

-2 letters: aedes, dated, dates, deads, deeds, deets, eased, sated, setae, stade, stead, steed, tease, tsade.

-3 letters: adds, ates, dads, date, dead, deed, dees, deet, ease, east, eats, etas, sade, sate, seat, seed, seta, tads, teas, teds, teed, tees.

-4 letters: add, ads, ate, dad, dee, eat, eds, eta, sad, sae, sat, sea.

 Words containing the letters "a-d-d-e-e-s-t"
 

+1 letter: bedstead, demasted, desalted, steadied.

 

+2 letters: bedsteads, besteaded, damnedest, darnedest, datedness, deadbeats, deadliest, deathbeds, decadents, dedicates, denudates, descanted, desolated, destained, disseated, stampeded, stewarded, wadsetted.

 

+3 letters: advertised, damnedests, decussated, dedicatees, defendants, dehydrates, dependants, depredates, descendant, desecrated, desiccated, desiderata, desiderate, designated, despatched, detasseled, devastated, disrelated, mastheaded, pedestaled, readjusted, saddletree, softheaded, stepladder, unsteadied.

 

+4 letters: adaptedness, datednesses, deadweights, deescalated, demodulates, depredators, desalinated, descendants, desiderated, desiderates, desideratum, desquamated, detasselled, dipeptidase, disaffected, disentailed, dissertated, homesteaded, miseducated, pedestalled, rededicates, saddletrees, sidetracked, stepladders, transcended, understated.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Sedated


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

53 65 64 61 74 65 64

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

...    .    -..    .-    -    .    -..

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010011 01100101 01100100 01100001 01110100 01100101 01100100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#83 &#101 &#100 &#97 &#116 &#101 &#100

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0053 0065 0064 0061 0074 0065 0064

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

53717067867170

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Usage Frequency
8. Expressions: Internet
9. Translations: Modern
10. Derivations
11. Rhymes
12. Anagrams
13. Orthography
14. Bibliography


  

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