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   sedative

   /ˈsɛdətɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. promoting calm or inducing sleep: "the seeds have a sedative effect"

   noun

   • 1. a drug taken for its calming or sleep-inducing effect: "she won't let them give her sedatives because of the baby"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French sedatif or medieval Latin sedativus, from Latin sedat- ‘settled’, from the verb sedare (see sedate1).

   Scrabble Points: 12

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