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    tran·quil·ize
    /ˈtraNGkwəˌlīz/

    verb

    • 1. (of a drug) have a calming or sedative effect on: "one dose will tranquilize a 10,000 pound elephant"

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  3. to make an animal or person become unconscious or calm, especially with a drug: a tranquilizing drug. The dogs were tranquilized with a dart gun and taken to a shelter. Synonym. sedate. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Medicines & drugs: administering drugs & medicines. anaesthesiology. anaesthetize. auto-injector. blood doping. bolus.

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      TRANQUILIZE meaning: to make an animal or person become...

  4. Learn the meaning of tranquilize, a verb that means to make or become tranquil or calm, especially by drugs. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.

  5. To tranquilize a person or an animal means to make them become calm, sleepy, or unconscious by.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  6. /ˈtræŋkwəˌlaɪz/ IPA guide. Other forms: tranquilizing; tranquilized; tranquilizes. If your cat Fluffy seems dazed after a visit to the vet, it’s probably because the vet had to tranquilize her. In other words, Fluffy was given a drug to calm her down or make her sleep.

  7. Tranquilize definition: to make or become tranquil. . See examples of TRANQUILIZE used in a sentence.

  8. Tranquilize means to make or become calm, or to sedate with a drug. Find the origin, usage, and translations of tranquilize in this online dictionary.

  9. verb. /ˈtræŋkwəˌlaɪz/ tranquilize somebody/something Verb Forms. to make a person or an animal calm or unconscious, especially by giving them a drug (= a tranquilizer) A gamekeeper tranquilized the rhinoceros with a drugged dart. Definitions on the go.