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Verb: tranquilize  'trang-kwi,lIz
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: tranquillize)
  1. Make calm or still
    "tranquilize the dragons of worry and fear";
    - calm, calm down, quiet, tranquillize, tranquillise [Brit], quieten [Brit], lull, still
     
  2. Cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
    "The patient must be tranquilized before the operation";
    - sedate, calm, tranquillize, tranquillise [Brit]

Derived forms: tranquilizes, tranquilizing, tranquilized

Type of: affect, comfort, console, solace, soothe

Encyclopedia: Tranquilize

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