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TRANQUILLIZE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to

Example:

The patient must be sedated before the operation

Synonyms:

calm; sedate; tranquilize; tranquillise; tranquillize

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "tranquillize" is one way to...):

affect (act physically on; have an effect upon)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tranquillize"):

hypnotise; hypnotize; mesmerise; mesmerize (induce hypnosis in)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

tranquillizer (a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make calm or still

Example:

quiet the dragons of worry and fear

Synonyms:

calm; calm down; lull; quiet; quieten; still; tranquilize; tranquillise; tranquillize

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "tranquillize" is one way to...):

comfort; console; solace; soothe (give moral or emotional strength to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "tranquillize"):

lull (calm by deception)

compose (calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet)

appease; assuage; conciliate; gentle; gruntle; lenify; mollify; pacify; placate (cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of)

assure; reassure (cause to feel sure; give reassurance to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The performance is likely to tranquillize Sue

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