tranquilize

ˈtræŋkwɪlaɪz

Definition of tranquilize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

medical

Rare

calm a person or animal with a tranquilizer

Rare

The vet had to tranquilize the lion before the procedure.

calm

sedate

veterinary

TECH.

dart a person or animal with a sedative

TECH.

They needed to tranquilize the bear to move it safely.

calm

sedate

induce calm

Rare

make something or someone tranquil

Rare

The music seemed to tranquilize the tense atmosphere.

calm

soothe

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Origin of tranquilize

Latin, tranquillus (calm) + -ize (to make)

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ataractic

adj.

soothing

tending to soothe or tranquilize

Examples of tranquilize in a sentence

The doctor decided to tranquilize the agitated patient.
The vet had to tranquilize the agitated lion.
They decided to tranquilize the wild horse for treatment.
Her words seemed to tranquilize his anger.
The gentle breeze tranquilized the bustling city.

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French:tranquilliser, ...
German:beruhigen, ruhigstellen, ...
Italian:tranquillizzare, narcotizzare, ...
Spanish:tranquilizar, adormecer, ...
Portuguese:tranquilizar, anestesiar, ...
Chinese:镇静, 使镇定, ...
Japanese:鎮静させる, 麻酔する, ...
Arabic:خَدَّرَ, سَكَّنَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַרְדִּים, לְהַרְגִּיעַ, ...
Russian:успокоить с помощью транквилизатора, усыпить, ...
Ukrainian:заспокоїти, вколоти заспокійливе, ...
Hindi:शांत करना, ...
Bengali:ট্রাঙ্কুলাইজ করা, অচেতন করা, ...
Catalan:tranquil.litzar, adormir, ...
Czech:trankvilizovat, uspat, ...
Danish:bedøve, trankvilisere, ...
Dutch:verdoven, verzachten, ...
Greek:ηρεμώ, ναρκώνω, ...
Hungarian:elkábítani, bódítólövedékkel elkábítani, ...
Khmer:ឲ្យថ្នាំងងុយដេក, បាញ់ថ្នាំងងុយដេក, ...
Korean:진정시키다, 진정제를 쏘다, ...
Persian:آرام کرد, آرام‌بخش زد, ...
Polish:uspokoić, znieczulić, ...
Portuguese (BR):tranquilizar, anestesiar, ...
Romanian:a tranchiliza, a seda, ...
Swedish:söva, bedöva, ...
Thai:ทำให้สงบ, ยิงยาสลบ, ...
Turkish:sakinleştirmek, dindirmek, ...
Vietnamese:gây mê, bắn thuốc an thần, ...

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