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tranquillize

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tran·quil·ize also tran·quil·lize  (trngkw-lz, trn-)
v. tran·quil·ized also tran·quil·lized, tran·quil·iz·ing also tran·quil·liz·ing, tran·quil·iz·es also tran·quil·liz·es
v.tr.
1. To make tranquil; pacify: "Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose" (Mary Shelley).
2. To sedate or relieve of anxiety or tension by the administration of a drug.
v.intr.
1. To become tranquil; relax.
2. To have a calming or soothing effect.
tranquil·i·zation (-kw-l-zshn) n.
tranquillize, tranquillise US, tranquilize [ˈtræŋkwɪˌlaɪz]
vb
to make or become calm or calmer
tranquillization , tranquillisation US, tranquilization n
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Verb1.tranquillizetranquillize - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull
lull - calm by deception; "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"
compose - calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet; "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult"
appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
reassure, assure - cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe"
comfort, console, solace, soothe - give moral or emotional strength to
2.tranquillizetranquillize - cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation"
sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise, calm
affect - act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate"
hypnotise, hypnotize, mesmerise, mesmerize - induce hypnosis in
tranquillize
verb calm, sedate, knock out, lull, drug, quiet, relax, compose, soothe, quell, pacify, stupefy, settle your nerves The powerful drug is used to tranquillize patients.
trouble, upset, confuse, disturb, distress, harass, agitate, ruffle, perturb
Translations
tranquillize tranquilize (US) [ˈtræŋkwɪlaɪz] VT → tranquilizar
tranquillize [ˈtræŋkwəlaɪz] tranquilize (US) tranquillise (British) vt (= sedate) → endormir
tranquillize, (US) tranquilize
vt → beruhigen
tranquillize tranquilize (Am) [ˈtræŋkwɪˌlaɪz] vt (Med) → calmare con un tranquillante
tranquillize tranquilize (Am) [ˈtræŋkwɪˌlaɪz] vt (Med) → calmare con un tranquillante


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After many consultations and conversations, the count at last devised means to tranquillize her.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
These reflections have dispelled the agitation with which I began my letter, and I feel my heart glow with an enthusiasm which elevates me to heaven, for nothing contributes so much to tranquillize the mind as a steady purpose --a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.
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To Wordsworth, on the contrary, they seemed directly to dignify human nature, as tending to tranquillize it.
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