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tranquilizing |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tranquilizing \Tran"quil*i`zing\, Tranquillizing \Tran"quil*li`zing\, a. Making tranquil; calming. `` The tranquilizing power of time.'' --Wordsworth. -- {Tran"quil*i`zing*ly} or {Tran"quil*li`zing*ly}, adv 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tranquilizing adj : tending to soothe or tranquilize; "valium has a tranquilizing effect"; "took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed" [syn: {ataractic}, {ataraxic}, {sedative}]
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