Verb: tranquillize 'trang-kwi,lIz
- Make calm or still
"tranquillize the dragons of worry and fear";
- calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize [N. Amer], tranquillise [Brit], quieten [Brit], lull, still
- Cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
"The patient must be tranquillized before the operation";
- sedate, calm, tranquilize [N. Amer], tranquillise [Brit]
Derived forms: tranquillized, tranquillizes, tranquillizing