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Definition of Tranquilize
1. Verb. Make calm or still. "The performance is likely to Tranquilize Sue"; "Quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
Specialized synonyms: Lull, Compose, Appease, Assuage, Conciliate, Gentle, Gruntle, Lenify, Mollify, Pacify, Placate, Assure, Reassure
Generic synonyms: Comfort, Console, Solace, Soothe
Antonyms: Agitate
Derivative terms: Lull, Quiet, Still, Tranquilizer
2. Verb. Cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to. "The patient must be sedated before the operation"
Generic synonyms: Affect
Specialized synonyms: Hypnotise, Hypnotize, Mesmerise, Mesmerize
Derivative terms: Calm, Sedation, Sedative, Tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, Tranquillizer
Antonyms: Stimulate
Definition of Tranquilize
1. 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.
Definition of Tranquilize
1. Verb. To use a drug to sedate a person or animal. ¹
2. Verb. To make something or someone tranquil; to pacify or calm. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To become tranquil; to relax. ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive) To calm down. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tranquilize
1. [v -LIZED, -LIZING, -LIZES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tranquilize
Literary usage of Tranquilize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gnomon of the New Testament: Pointing Out, from the Natural Force of the by Johann Albrecht Bengel (1864)
"Whatever, or in whatever things, our heart .shall condemn us, that we shall be
able to tranquilize. Or rather, if you prefer to take ore, because, ..."
2. Rise and Fall of the Irish Nation. by Jonah Barrington (1848)
"... the British Cabinet at length came to a resolution, that " something must be
done to tranquilize Ireland." The King was informed of their determination, ..."
3. The Guidebook to the True Secret of the Heart by M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (1976)
"But this is not the way to tranquilize the mind. This will tranquilize your mind
at one time, and the next time it will produce nausea. ..."
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