Tranquilize

Quick meaning: Tranquilize is a verb meaning (transitive) To calm (a person or animal) or put them to sleep using a tranquilizer dart.

Meaning

(transitive) To calm (a person or animal) or put them to sleep using a tranquilizer dart.

More Meanings

1. (transitive, now literary) To make (something or someone) tranquil.
2. (intransitive, obsolete, rare) To become tranquil.
3. (transitive) To dart (a person or animal) with a sedative

Example Sentences

This threat, the reader may well suppose, was not very tranquilizing to my feelings.

The escaped lion was finally tracked down, tranquilized, and safely returned to the zoo.

When the public protests, confronted with some obvious evidence of damaging results of pesticide applications, it is fed little tranquilizing pills of half truth.

1779, Frances Burney, Evelina, Dublin: Price, Corcoran et al., Volume 2, Letter 14, p. 87, […] with words of sweetest kindness and consolation, he soothed and tranquilised me.

Word Forms

• tranquilizes
• tranquilizing
• tranquilized
• tranquillize
• tranquilise
• tranquillise

Synonyms for tranquilize

Depending on context, synonyms include trank, tranq, dart, sedate, appease, calm.

Antonyms for tranquilize

Common opposites include madden, charge, stimulate, arouse, agitate, brace.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tranquillize, lull, quieten, quiet, sedate, calm.

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