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Tranquillizing

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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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Main Entry: tran·quil·ize
Variants: or chiefly British tran·quil·lize or tran·quil·lise /'tra[ng]-kw&-"lIz,'tran-/
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -ized or chiefly British -lized or -lised; -iz·ing or chieflyBritish -liz·ing or -lis·ing
: to make tranquil or calm; especially : to relieve of mental tension and anxiety by means of drugs —tran·quil·iza·tion or chiefly British tran·quil·li·za·tion or tran·quil·li·sa·tion /"tra[ng]-kw&-l&-'zA-sh&n, "tran-/ noun
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tranquilize tran·quil·ize or tran·quil·lize (trāng'kwə-līz', trān'-)
v. tran·quil·ized or tran·quil·lized, tran·quil·iz·ing or tran·quil·liz·ing, tran·quil·iz·es or tran·quil·liz·es

  1. To make tranquil; pacify.

  2. To sedate or relieve of anxiety or tension by the administration of a drug.

  3. To become tranquil; relax.

  4. To have a calming or soothing effect.

tran'quil·i·za'tion (-kwə-lĭ-zā'shən) n.

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