Word: sedating
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: se
da
ting
Definition: Present participle of sedate; cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
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: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.