tranquillise
Definition
- Verb (transitive):
- To cause someone or something to become calm, quiet, or still, often through the administration of a sedative drug.
- To make a state of agitation, worry, or fear subside; to pacify.
Usage
The verb "tranquillise" is used when describing the action of inducing a state of calmness. It is typically applied in two main contexts: 1. Medical/Clinical: Referring to the act of administering a sedative to a person or animal. 2. Emotional/Psychological: Referring to the act of calming someone's fears, worries, or agitated state.
Examples
Medical Context:
- The veterinarian will tranquillise the lion before its medical examination.
- It is sometimes necessary to tranquillise a highly agitated patient for their own safety.
Emotional/Psychological Context:
- Her gentle voice helped to tranquillise the frightened child.
- He tried to tranquillise his own mind by focusing on his breathing.
Advanced Usage
- "to tranquillise oneself": To make a conscious effort to become calm.
- Before the important speech, she sat in silence to tranquillise herself.
Variants and Related Words
- Tranquillize: The preferred spelling in American English.
- Tranquilliser (Noun): (British English spelling) A drug used to reduce anxiety or tension; a sedative.
- The doctor prescribed a tranquilliser.
- Tranquillizer (Noun): The American English spelling of the above noun.
- Tranquillity (Noun): The state of being tranquil; calmness.
- Tranquil (Adjective): Free from disturbance; calm.
Synonyms
- Sedate: To administer a sedative drug (very close synonym in medical contexts).
- Calm: To make or become quiet and still.
- Soothe: To gently calm a person or their feelings.
- Pacify: To bring peace to a situation; to quell anger or agitation.
- Quieten: (British English) To make someone or something quiet.
Antonyms
- Agitate: To make someone troubled or nervous.
- Disturb: To interrupt the quiet, rest, or peace of.
- Excite: To cause strong feelings of enthusiasm and eagerness.
- Stimulate: To raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(Note: "Tranquillise" itself is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. The action is typically expressed directly.)
Related Idioms
(Note: There are no common idioms that use the specific word "tranquillise." The concept is more directly expressed.)
Verb
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cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to
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The patient must be sedated before the operation
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make calm or still
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quiet the dragons of worry and fear
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