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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: , past participle of sedare 'to make calm'

sedate

1 adjective
     
se‧date1
1 calm, serious, and formal:
a sedate seaside town
The wedding was rather a sedate occasion.
2 formal moving slowly and calmly:
We continued our walk at a sedate pace.
—sedately adverb
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