how to pronounce sedative

/ˈsɛdətɪv/

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sedative is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of sedative in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… at night some kind of sedative be it …”

meaning of sedative

Sedative means a drug that induces sleep.

sedative frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word sedative occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.