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Vinony

oversedate

verb

  1. make too calm with (too much) drugs
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Wiktionary

verb

Etymology: From over- + sedate.

  1. To sedate excessively.

    “But the practice has drawn mounting criticism from doctors and dentists who say it poses a dangerous risk of patients being oversedated by dentists who often have completed only a 24-hour training course and are not equipped to safely monitor the drugs.”