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tran⋅quil⋅ize

  [trang-kwuh-lahyz]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
to make or become tranquil.
Also, tran⋅quil⋅lize; especially British, tran⋅quil⋅lise.

Origin:
1615–25; tranquil + -ize

Related forms:
tran⋅quil⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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tran·quil·ize also tran·quil·lize   (trāng'kwə-līz', trān'-)   
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.
tran'quil·i·za'tion (-kwə-lĭ-zā'shən) n.
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Tranquilization

Tran`quil*i*za"tion\, Tranquillization \Tran`quil*li*za"tion\, n. The act of tranquilizing, or the state of being tranquilized.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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