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tranquilize

tran·quil·ize
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trang-kwuh-lahyz]
    • /ˈtræŋ kwəˌlaɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trang-kwuh-lahyz]
    • /ˈtræŋ kwəˌlaɪz/

Definitions of tranquilize word

  • transitive verb tranquilize calm sb with drugs 1
  • transitive verb tranquilize To tranquilize a person or an animal means to make them become calm, sleepy, or unconscious by means of a drug. 0
  • verb transitive tranquilize to make or become tranquil; specif., to calm by the use of a tranquilizer 0

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Origin of tranquilize

First appearance:

before 1615
One of the 41% oldest English words
First recorded in 1615-25; tranquil + -ize

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Tranquilize

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tranquilize popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for tranquilize

verb tranquilize

  • anesthetize — to cause anesthesia in; give an anesthetic to
  • anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
  • appease — If you try to appease someone, you try to stop them from being angry by giving them what they want.
  • assuage — If you assuage an unpleasant feeling that someone has, you make them feel it less strongly.
  • balmed — simple past tense and past participle of balm.

Antonyms for tranquilize

verb tranquilize

  • acidify — to convert into or become acid
  • agitate — If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
  • anger — Anger is the strong emotion that you feel when you think that someone has behaved in an unfair, cruel, or unacceptable way.
  • ask for it — to put a question to; inquire of: I asked him but he didn't answer.
  • bestir — to cause (oneself, or, rarely, another person) to become active; rouse

Top questions with tranquilize

  • how to tranquilize someone?
  • how to tranquilize a person?
  • how to tranquilize a dog?
  • how to tranquilize a dog at home?
  • how to tranquilize a cat?
  • what does tranquilize mean?
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