单词	tranquilizes
释义	tranquilize verb tran·​quil·​ize ˈtraŋ-kwə-ˌlīz  ˈtran- variants or less commonly tranquillize tranquilized also tranquillized; tranquilizing also tranquillizing transitive verb : to make tranquil or calm : pacify especially : to relieve of mental tension and anxiety by means of drugs intransitive verb 1 : to become tranquil : relax sense 1 2 : to make one tranquil Synonyms becalm calm compose lull lullaby quiet quieten [chiefly British] salve settle soothe still See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences They tranquilized the bear with a dart so that it could be safely moved to a different area. at long last the crying baby was tranquilized by the steady rocking of her cradle Recent Examples on the Web The bear had been sitting 50 feet up a pine tree as deputies waited below for bear trappers to come tranquilize it, a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office news release says, but the trappers didn’t arrive in time. Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2022 Many asked wildlife officials to do something for the moose, to tranquilize it and treat it. Mitchell Willetts, Anchorage Daily News, 13 May 2022 An arms-control agreement can also help tranquilize the clerical regime’s domestic troubles. Reuel Marc Gerecht, National Review, 31 Mar. 2022 Lions living in such refuges aren’t able to disperse naturally, so maintaining physically and genetically healthy populations requires that wildlife managers frequently tranquilize lions and swap them between reserves. Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2022 But recently, Big Bruin apparently returned to its older patterns, and wildlife officers were able to tranquilize it in a vacant wood lot, TWRA said. Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2022 Current plans are to tranquilize Hank and his brethren, tag them, and move them to a place with few people. Nr Editors, National Review, 3 Mar. 2022 Wildlife officers Dawson Swanson and Scott Murdoch were able to tranquilize the bull on private property in Pine Junction on Saturday evening, according to a press release from the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife. Michael Hollan, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2021 Over that time, wildlife officials confirmed numerous sightings of the bull elk and tried several times to tranquilize it, all efforts at freeing it from its rubber-and-steel yoke. Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1623, in the meaning defined at transitive sense Medical Definition tranquilize transitive verb tran·​quil·​ize variants or chiefly British tranquillize or tranquillise ˈtraŋ-kwə-ˌlīz, ˈtran-  tranquilized or chiefly British tranquilized or tranquilised; tranquilizing or chiefly British tranquilizing or tranquilising : to make tranquil or calm especially : to relieve of mental tension and anxiety by means of drugs tranquilizes verb variants also tranquillizes present tense third-person singular of tranquilize as in calms to free from distress or disturbance at long last the crying baby was tranquilized by the steady rocking of her cradle Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance calms quiets soothes lulls hushes quietens salves composes pacifies lullabies stills settles conciliates relaxes alleviates appeases relieves placates mollifies becalms allays eases mitigates sedates stupefies solaces assuages quells lays narcotizes Antonyms & Near Antonyms keys (up) disturbs upsets perturbs intensifies disquiets agitates aggravates vexes heightens discomposes arouses rouses incites excites stirs (up) foments works up See More
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