Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Tranquilize"
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) 1.7 (wn)
tranquilize
v 1: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
[syn: {calm}, {calm down}, {quiet}, {tranquillize}, {tranquillise},
{quieten}, {lull}, {still}] [ant: {agitate}]
2: cause to be calm or quiet; "The patient must be sedated
before the operation" [syn: {sedate}, {calm}, {tranquillize},
{tranquillise}] [ant: {stimulate}]
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