tranquillize Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb make calm or still
    still; tranquilize; calm down; quiet; calm; tranquillise; quieten; lull.
    • quiet the dragons of worry and fear
  2. verb cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
    tranquilize; calm; sedate; tranquillise.
    • The patient must be sedated before the operation

WordNet

Tran"quil*ize, Tran"quil*lize transitive verb (Also<
  • Tranquilize
  • Tranquillize
)
Etymology
Cf. F. tranquilliser.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Tranquilized or Tranquilliized; present participle & verbal noun Tranquilizing or Tranquillizing
Definitions
  1. To render tranquil; to allay when agitated; to compose; to make calm and peaceful; as, to tranquilize a state disturbed by factions or civil commotions; to tranquilize the mind. Syn. -- To quiet; compose; still; soothe; appease; calm; pacify.

Webster 1913