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