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tranquilize
tran·quil·ize [ trángkwə lz, tránkwə lz ] (past and past participle tran·quil·ized, present participle tran·quil·iz·ing, 3rd person present singular tran·quil·iz·es) or tran·quil·lize [ trángkwə lz, tránkwə lz ] (past and past participle tran·quil·lized, present participle tran·quil·liz·ing, 3rd person present singular tran·quil·liz·es)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb make somebody calm with medicine: to use medication to induce calmness in a person or animal
2. intransitive verb become calm: to become calm or calmer
3. intransitive verb have calming effect: to have a calming effect

tran·quil·i·za·tion [ tràngkwəli záysh'n, trànkwəli záysh'n ] noun
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