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Tranquilizing   /trˈæŋkwəlˌaɪzɪŋ/   Listen
Tranquilizing

adjective
1.
Tending to soothe or tranquilize.  Synonyms: ataractic, ataraxic, sedative, tranquilising, tranquillising, tranquillizing.  "Took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed"



Tranquilize

verb
(past & past part. tranquilized or tranquillized; pres. part. tranquilizing or tranquillizing)
1.
Make calm or still.  Synonyms: calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquillise, tranquillize.
2.
Cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to.  Synonyms: calm, sedate, tranquillise, tranquillize.



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"Tranquilizing" Quotes from Famous Books



... little bedside tales of the tranquilizing order are grouped in this neat little book for the pleasure of little people and the ...
— Dorothy Dainty at Glenmore • Amy Brooks

... precincts, and throughout the camp a popular form of expletive, known as "D—n the luck!" and "Curse the luck!" was abandoned, as having a new personal bearing. Vocal music was not interdicted, being supposed to have a soothing, tranquilizing quality; and one song, sung by "Man-o'-War Jack," an English sailor from her Majesty's Australian colonies, was quite popular as a lullaby. It was a lugubrious recital of the exploits of "the Arethusa, Seventy-four," in a muffled minor, ending with a prolonged dying fall at ...
— The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales • Bret Harte



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