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Dispassionate vs Sedate - What's the difference?

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Dispassionate is a related term of sedate.


As adjectives the difference between dispassionate and sedate

is that dispassionate is not showing, and not affected by emotion, bias, or prejudice while sedate is in a composed and temperate state.

As a verb sedate is

to tranquilize by giving a sedative; to calm; to soothe; to induce sleep.

dispassionate

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • not showing, and not affected by emotion, bias, or prejudice

    • Synonyms

    * nonpassionate * unpassionate

    Antonyms

    * passionate

    Derived terms

    * dispassionately * dispassionateness

    sedate

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • in a composed and temperate state.

    • Verb

    (sedat)
  • to tranquilize by giving a sedative; to calm; to soothe; to induce sleep.

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