tranquilize


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tran·quil·ize

also tran·quil·lize (trăng′kwə-līz′, trăn′-)
v. tran·quil·ized, tran·quil·iz·ing, tran·quil·iz·es also tran·quil·lized or tran·quil·liz·ing or 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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tran•quil•ize

or tran•quil•lize

(ˈtræŋ kwəˌlaɪz)

v.t., v.i. -ized or -lized, -iz•ing or -liz•ing.
to make or become tranquil.
[1615–25]
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tranquilize


Past participle: tranquilized
Gerund: tranquilizing

Imperative
tranquilize
tranquilize
Present
I tranquilize
you tranquilize
he/she/it tranquilizes
we tranquilize
you tranquilize
they tranquilize
Preterite
I tranquilized
you tranquilized
he/she/it tranquilized
we tranquilized
you tranquilized
they tranquilized
Present Continuous
I am tranquilizing
you are tranquilizing
he/she/it is tranquilizing
we are tranquilizing
you are tranquilizing
they are tranquilizing
Present Perfect
I have tranquilized
you have tranquilized
he/she/it has tranquilized
we have tranquilized
you have tranquilized
they have tranquilized
Past Continuous
I was tranquilizing
you were tranquilizing
he/she/it was tranquilizing
we were tranquilizing
you were tranquilizing
they were tranquilizing
Past Perfect
I had tranquilized
you had tranquilized
he/she/it had tranquilized
we had tranquilized
you had tranquilized
they had tranquilized
Future
I will tranquilize
you will tranquilize
he/she/it will tranquilize
we will tranquilize
you will tranquilize
they will tranquilize
Future Perfect
I will have tranquilized
you will have tranquilized
he/she/it will have tranquilized
we will have tranquilized
you will have tranquilized
they will have tranquilized
Future Continuous
I will be tranquilizing
you will be tranquilizing
he/she/it will be tranquilizing
we will be tranquilizing
you will be tranquilizing
they will be tranquilizing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tranquilizing
you have been tranquilizing
he/she/it has been tranquilizing
we have been tranquilizing
you have been tranquilizing
they have been tranquilizing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tranquilizing
you will have been tranquilizing
he/she/it will have been tranquilizing
we will have been tranquilizing
you will have been tranquilizing
they will have been tranquilizing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tranquilizing
you had been tranquilizing
he/she/it had been tranquilizing
we had been tranquilizing
you had been tranquilizing
they had been tranquilizing
Conditional
I would tranquilize
you would tranquilize
he/she/it would tranquilize
we would tranquilize
you would tranquilize
they would tranquilize
Past Conditional
I would have tranquilized
you would have tranquilized
he/she/it would have tranquilized
we would have tranquilized
you would have tranquilized
they would have tranquilized
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. [画像:tranquilize - make calm or still]tranquilize - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
lull - calm by deception; "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"
compose - calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet; "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult"
appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
reassure, assure - cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe"
comfort, console, solace, soothe - give moral or emotional strength to
2. [画像:tranquilize - cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to]tranquilize - cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation"
affect - act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate"
hypnotise, hypnotize, mesmerise, mesmerize - induce hypnosis in
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tranquilize

also tranquillize
verb
To make or become calm:
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Translations
tranquilizar tranqüilizar

tranquilize

vt (esp. vet) sedar, tranquilizar (esp. vet)
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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