tranquilize
Meaning
- (transitive) To calm (a person or animal) or put them to sleep using a tranquilizer dart.
- (literary, transitive) To make (something or someone) tranquil.
- (intransitive, obsolete, rare) To become tranquil.
- (transitive) To dart (a person or animal) with a sedative
Synonyms
quiten
Translations
tranquilliser
tranquilizar
tranqüilizar
calmare
bedaren
beruhigenPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtɹæŋkwɪlaɪz/
Etymology
From Middle French tranquiliser. Analyzable as tranquil + -ize.
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