Word: sedative
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: se
da
tive
Definition: An agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep.
Morphemes:
Affix: sedate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To calm or put (a person) to sleep using a sedative drug.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sedatus
Language: la
Decoded: sedatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: allayed, calmed, appeased
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.