tranquillize

tranquillize
tran·quil·lize

English syllables. 2014.

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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

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