tranquilize
[verb]
Synonyms: calm, balm, becalm, compose, lull, quiet, quieten, settle, soothe, still

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Antonyms: agitate
Related Idioms: pour oil on troubled waters
Related Words: hush, sedate, subdue

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

tran·quil·ize also tran·quil·lize (trăngkwə-līz, trăn-)
v. tran·quil·ized, also tran·quil·lized tran·quil·iz·ing, tran·quil·liz·ing tran·quil·iz·es, tran·quil·liz·es
v. tr.
► To make tranquil; pacify: “Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose” (Mary Shelley).
► To sedate or relieve of anxiety or tension by the administration of a drug.
v. intr.
► To become tranquil; relax.
► To have a calming or soothing effect.

[TahlilGaran] American Dictionary ▲

tranquilize
tranquil·i·zation (-kwə-lĭ-zāshən) n.

[TahlilGaran] American Dictionary ▲