TRANQUILIZED

Verb

tranquilized

simple past tense and past participle of tranquilize

Source: Wiktionary


TRANQUILIZE

Tran"quil*ize, Tran"quil*lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tranquilized or Tranquilliized; p. pr. & vb. n. Tranquilizing or Tranquillizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. tranquilliser.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

21 September 2024

CONFORMITY

(noun) acting according to certain accepted standards; “their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices”


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