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tran·quil·ize

also tran·quil·lize  (trăng′kwə-līz′, trăn′-)
v. tran·quil·ized, tran·quil·iz·ing, tran·quil·iz·es also tran·quil·lized or tran·quil·liz·ing or tran·quil·liz·es
v.tr.
1. To make tranquil; pacify: "Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose" (Mary Shelley).
2. To sedate or relieve of anxiety or tension by the administration of a drug.
v.intr.
1. To become tranquil; relax.
2. To have a calming or soothing effect.
tran′quil·i·za′tion (-kwə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.tranquilizing - tending to soothe or tranquilizetranquilizing - tending to soothe or tranquilize; "valium has a tranquilizing effect"; "took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed"
ataractic, ataraxic, sedative, tranquilising, tranquillising, tranquillizing
depressant - capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
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For a while the majestic spectacle before me exercised a tranquilizing influence on the irritable condition of my nerves.
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Mark's, one is calm in the cellar; for its details are masterfully ugly, no misplaced and impertinent beauties are intruded anywhere; and the consequent result is a grand harmonious whole, of soothing, entrancing, tranquilizing, soul-satisfying ugliness.
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However, the leopard died due to overdose of medicine used for tranquilizing the animal by a team of experts of Assam Zoo, besides getting injuries after falling from the treetop.
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