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Meaning of tranquilize

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  tranquilize
      v 1: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
           [syn: {calm}, {calm down}, {quiet}, {tranquilize},
           {tranquillize}, {tranquillise}, {quieten}, {lull}, {still}]
           [ant: {agitate}, {charge}, {charge up}, {commove},
           {excite}, {rouse}, {turn on}]
      2: cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to;
         "The patient must be sedated before the operation" [syn:
         {sedate}, {calm}, {tranquilize}, {tranquillize},
         {tranquillise}] [ant: {arouse}, {brace}, {energise},
         {energize}, {perk up}, {stimulate}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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