Definition of tranquillize Tranquillize
tran•quil•lize
We found 5 definitions of tranquillize from 4 different sources.
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What does tranquillize mean?
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| tranquillize - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" | ||
| calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still | ||
| charge up, commove, rouse, agitate, turn on, excite, charge change the arrangement or position of | ||
| console, solace, comfort, soothe lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs" | ||
| lull become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment" | ||
| compose put together out of existing material; "compile a list" | ||
| gruntle, lenify, placate, pacify, appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, mollify fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location); "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia" | ||
| reassure, assure give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain; "I reassured him that we were safe" | ||
| tranquillize - cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation" | ||
| sedate, calm, tranquilize, tranquillise | ||
| energise, energize, perk up, brace, arouse, stimulate gain or regain energy; "I picked up after a nap" | ||
| affect act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate" | ||
| hypnotise, hypnotize, mesmerise, mesmerize induce hypnosis in | ||
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Wiktionary 
- tranquillize (Verb)
Alternative spelling of tranquilize.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tranquillize (v. t.)
To render tranquil; to allay when agitated; to compose; to make calm and peaceful; as, to tranquilize a state disturbed by factions or civil commotions; to tranquilize the mind.
Part of speech
🔤- tranquillize, verb, present, 1st person singular of tranquillize (infinitive).
- tranquillize, verb (infinitive).
