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| English Dictionary: tranquilize |
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| 2 results for tranquilize |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- tranquilize
- v
- make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
Synonym(s): calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
Antonym(s): agitate, charge, charge up, commove, excite, rouse, turn on
- cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation"
Synonym(s): sedate, calm, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise
Antonym(s): arouse, brace, energise, energize, perk up, stimulate
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Tranquilize \Tran"quil*ize\, Tranquillize \Tran"quil*lize\, v.
t. [imp. & p. p. {Tranquilized}or {Tranquilliized}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Tranquilizing}or {Tranquillizing}.] [Cf. F.
tranquilliser.]
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.
Syn: To quiet; compose; still; soothe; appease; calm; pacify.
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