tranquillizer

tranquilliser or US tranquilizer

/ (ˈtræŋkwɪˌlaɪzə) /


noun
  1. a drug that calms a person without affecting clarity of consciousness

  2. anything that tranquillizes

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How to use tranquillizer in a sentence

  • She had been about to have recourse to the old, old tranquillizer of women, the setting of fine stitches.

    The Brimming Cup | Dorothy Canfield Fisher