tranquilize

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tranquilize

The veterinarian will tranquilize the anxious lion with a dart.

Definition
  1. Verb (transitive):
    • To cause a person or animal to become calm, quiet, or less anxious, often by administering a drug.
    • To make a situation or atmosphere calm and still.
Usage
  • The primary use of "tranquilize" is in medical or veterinary contexts to describe the action of administering a sedative drug to induce calmness or drowsiness.
  • It can also be used more generally to describe the act of calming someone or something, though this is less common.
Examples
  • Medical/Veterinary Context:
    • The veterinarian had to tranquilize the agitated elephant for its medical examination.
    • Before the procedure, the doctor will tranquilize the patient.
  • General Calming Context:
    • The soft music helped to tranquilize her frayed nerves after a long day.
Advanced Usage
  • "to tranquilize oneself": Though grammatically possible, this reflexive use is very rare. The more common phrasing would be "to calm oneself down."
  • The word often implies an external agent (like a person giving a drug) causing the calm state.
Variants and Related Words
  • Tranquilizer (noun): A drug used to reduce anxiety or tension; a sedative.
    • The tranquilizer took effect quickly.
  • Tranquil (adjective): Free from disturbance; calm.
    • The lake was tranquil at dawn.
  • Tranquility (noun): The quality or state of being tranquil.
    • She sought tranquility in the mountains.
Synonyms
  • Sedate: To administer a sedative drug (very close synonym, often interchangeable in medical contexts).
  • Calm: To make someone or something quiet and peaceful (a more general synonym without the specific implication of drugs).
  • Soothe: To gently calm a person or their feelings.
  • Quiet: To make someone or something silent or less noisy.
Antonyms
  • Agitate: To make someone troubled or nervous.
  • Stimulate: To raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body.
  • Excite: To cause strong feelings of enthusiasm and eagerness.
Phrasal Verbs
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tranquilize

The veterinarian will tranquilize the anxious lion with a dart.

Verb
  1. cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
    • The patient must be sedated before the operation
  2. make calm or still
    • quiet the dragons of worry and fear

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