- tranquillize
- tran·quil·lize
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tranquillize
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tranquillize — (Amer.) tran·quil·lize || træŋkwɪlaɪz v. quiet, calm, pacify; become calm; have a calming effect (also tranquillise) … English contemporary dictionary
tranquillize — (also tranquillise; US tranquilize) ► VERB 1) (usu. as adj. tranquillizing) (of a drug) have a calming or sedative effect on. 2) administer such a drug to … English terms dictionary
tranquillize — UK [ˈtræŋkwɪlaɪz] / US [ˈtræŋkwəˌlaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms tranquillize : present tense I/you/we/they tranquillize he/she/it tranquillizes present participle tranquillizing past tense tranquillized past participle tranquillized to make a … English dictionary
Tranquillize — Tranquilize Tran quil*ize, Tranquillize Tran quil*lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tranquilized}or {Tranquilliized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tranquilizing}or {Tranquillizing}.] [Cf. F. tranquilliser.] To render tranquil; to allay when agitated; to compose; to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tranquillize — [[t]træ̱ŋkwɪlaɪz[/t]] tranquillizes, tranquillizing, tranquillized VERB (The spellings tranquilize in American English, and tranquillise in British English are also used.) To tranquillize a person or an animal means to make them become calm,… … English dictionary
tranquillize — tranquillity, tranquillize, tranquillizer are spelt with two ls in BrE, but usually with one l in AmE. The adverb is tranquilly in both varieties … Modern English usage
tranquillize — verb see tranquilize … New Collegiate Dictionary
tranquillize — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb See tranquilize … English dictionary for students
tranquillize — tran|quil|lize tranquillise BrE tranquilize AmE [ˈtræŋkwılaız] v [T] to make a person or animal calm or unconscious by using a drug … Dictionary of contemporary English
tranquillize — tran|quil|lize [ træŋkwə,laız ] a British spelling of tranquilize … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tranquillize — or tranquillise; US tranquilize verb [usu. as adjective tranquillizing] (especially of a drug) have a calming or sedative effect on. ↘administer a tranquillizing drug to. Derivatives tranquillizer noun … English new terms dictionary
