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calmative

[ kah-muh-tiv, kal-muh- ]

adjective

  1. having a sedative effect.


noun

  1. a calmative agent.

calmative

/ ˈkÉ‘ËmÉ™-; ˈkælmÉ™tɪv /

adjective

  1. (of a remedy or agent) sedative
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a sedative remedy or drug
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of calmative1

First recorded in 1865–70; calm + -ative
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Created at the turn of the 19th century by London confectioner William Smith, he marketed his mints — which were made from sugar, gum arabic, peppermint oil, gelatin and glucose syrup — as "a stomach calmative to relieve intestinal discomfort."

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Viewed as an unconventional portrait of maturing adolescence, however, “Maidentrip†works, presenting isolation as a calmative to the squalls of puberty.

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Some of the studies explore the neuroscience of calmative behavior.

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No calmative of sleep or sage Will cure the fever to be free.

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In such cases, however, a shot or two from a good revolver has a wonderfully persuasive and calmative effect on even Somali Indians.

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