Tranquilize: meaning, definitions and examples
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tranquilize
[ หtrรฆลkwษหlaษชz ]
calm
To make someone or something calm or relaxed, especially by giving them drugs.
Synonyms
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tranquilize |
This term is used in medical or veterinary fields to describe the act of administering a drug to make someone or an animal calm or sleepy.
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calm |
Useful in everyday life for describing the act of making someone or something less agitated or nervous.
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sedate |
Primarily used in medical contexts to describe the act of administering a drug to make someone sleepy or quiet. Generally has a formal or clinical tone.
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pacify |
Generally used to describe the act of bringing peace to a situation or soothing someone who is angry or upset. Sometimes carries a connotation of temporarily placating someone.
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relax |
Commonly used to describe the act of becoming or making someone else less tense, usually in leisurely or stress-free settings.
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Examples of usage
- He was tranquilized before the surgery.
- The zookeeper tranquilized the wild animal to move it to a safer location.
Translations
Translations of the word "tranquilize" in other languages:
๐ต๐น tranquilizar
๐ฎ๐ณ เคถเคพเคเคค เคเคฐเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช beruhigen
๐ฎ๐ฉ menenangkan
๐บ๐ฆ ะทะฐัะฟะพะบะพัะฒะฐัะธ
๐ต๐ฑ uspokoiฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ่ฝใก็ใใใ (ใใกใคใใใ)
๐ซ๐ท tranquilliser
๐ช๐ธ tranquilizar
๐น๐ท sakinleลtirmek
๐ฐ๐ท ์ง์ ์ํค๋ค
๐ธ๐ฆ ููุฏุฆ
๐จ๐ฟ uklidnit
๐ธ๐ฐ upokojiลฅ
๐จ๐ณ ไฝฟ้้ (shว zhรจnjรฌng)
๐ธ๐ฎ pomiriti
๐ฎ๐ธ rรณa
๐ฐ๐ฟ ััะฝัััะฐะฝะดััั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแจแแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ sakitlษลdirmษk
๐ฒ๐ฝ tranquilizar
Etymology
The word 'tranquilize' originated from the Latin word 'tranquillus' meaning 'calm, tranquil'. It first appeared in the English language in the early 19th century.
See also: tranquility, tranquilizer, tranquilizing, tranquillization, tranquillizer, tranquilly.