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tranquillize |
2 definitions found 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]: tranquillize v 1: make calm or still "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" [syn: {calm}, {calm down}, {quiet}, {tranquilize}, {quieten}, {lull}, {still}] [ant: {agitate}] 2: cause to be calm or quiet; "The patient must be sedated before the operation" [syn: {sedate}, {calm}, {tranquilize}] [ant: {stimulate}]
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