tranquilize

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled tranquillise and tranquillised

US /ˈtɹeɪ̯ŋkwɪlaɪ̯z/ UK /ˈtɹæŋkwɪlaɪ̯z/ See IPA manual

Freq #60576

Meanings

1

verb
To make a person or animal calm, often by giving them a sedative drug.

The vet had to tranquilize the frightened horse before the examination.
2

verb
To shoot an animal with a dart that contains a sedative.

The escaped lion was tracked down, tranquilized, and safely returned to the zoo.
3

verb
To soothe someone and make them feel peaceful.

The soft music seemed to tranquilize the whole room.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to make a person or animal... calm sedate

2 verb · to shoot an animal with a... dart sedate

3 verb · to soothe someone and make... calm pacify appease

More tranktranq

Opposites

madden

Word family

Forms tranquilizedtranquilizestranquilizing

Derived forms tranktranqtranquilizationtranquilizer

Related forms tranquil tranquility tranquilness

Etymology

From Middle French tranquiliser. Analyzable as tranquil + -ize.

Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# tranquilize

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈtɹeɪ̯ŋkwɪlaɪ̯z/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈtɹæŋkwɪlaɪ̯z/
**Frequency rank:** 60576

## Meanings
1. To make a person or animal calm, often by giving them a sedative drug.
2. To shoot an animal with a dart that contains a sedative.
3. To soothe someone and make them feel peaceful.

## Examples
- The vet had to tranquilize the frightened horse before the examination.
- The escaped lion was tracked down, tranquilized, and safely returned to the zoo.
- The soft music seemed to tranquilize the whole room.

## Synonyms
- trank
- tranq

## Antonyms
- madden

## Derived Forms
- trank
- tranq
- tranquilization
- tranquilizer

## Related Forms
- tranquil
- tranquility
- tranquilness

## Etymology
From Middle French tranquiliser. Analyzable as tranquil + -ize.

## AI Etymology
Tranquilize is from Middle French tranquiliser. Analyzable as tranquil + -ize. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern verbal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include to make a person or animal calm, often by giving them a sedative drug, to shoot an animal with a dart that contains a sedative, and to soothe someone and make them feel peaceful. The wider family includes derived forms such as trank, tranq, tranquilization, and tranquilizer and related words such as tranquil, tranquility, and tranquilness.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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